THE LEVEL OF RESERVE PROTEIN AS THE PROXIMATE FACTOR CONTROLLING THE TIMING OF BREEDING AND CLUTCH-SIZE IN THE RED-BILLED QUELEA QUELEA QUELEA

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  2008

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  Ibis

• Publication date

  2008-04-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1474-919X.1976.TB03516.X
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