Studies on migratory fattening in passerine birds
The body composition of juvenile Willow Warblers, Phylloscopus trochilus, was examined during the autumn moult and premigratory period. Premigratory birds exhibited hyperphagia and lipid deposition. Weight decreases of the pectoralis muscles and their glycogen reserves during moult are interpreted a...
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Durham University
1973
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.448553 |