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Energetics and Nutrition of Molt

  • Murphy M
Springer US, (1996), 158-198
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0425-8_6
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Abstract

Reviews energetic, nutritional and physiological costs of moult. Also discusses adaptations to minimise these costs, including changes in body composition, body mass and nutrient (amino acid) storage.

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Murphy, M. E. (1996). Energetics and Nutrition of Molt. In Avian Energetics and Nutritional Ecology (pp. 158–198). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0425-8_6

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