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Plumage quality mediates a life-history trade-off in a migratory bird
BACKGROUND: Moult is one of the most costly activities in the annual cycle of birds and most avian species separate moult from other energy-demanding activities, such as migration. To this end, young birds tend to undergo the first post-juvenile moult before the onset of migration, but in some speci...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27766111 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0179-4 |