Mortality of Redshanks and Oystercatchers from starvation during severe weather
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- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 29 (3) , 183-188
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063658209476755
Abstract
The energy reserves available to birds are present as fat and muscle protein. It is vital that the birds should be able to draw upon these reserves quickly in severe weather; but can muscle protein be mobilised quickly enough?Keywords
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