Breeding ecology of northern pintails : nesting ecology, nest-site selection, nutrient reserve use and brood ecology
To meet nutritional demands of egg laying, female pintails obtain nutrients from either exogenous or endogenous sources. I examined use of nutrient reserves during egg formation in pintails and tested whether reserves regulated clutch size. I found that females relied heavily on fat reserves during...
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University of Saskatchewan
2000
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-10212004-002353 |