Metabolic and hormonal correlates of reproductive effort in the kittiwake

Updated 2003-01-22

Parental effort, the extra energy expenditure above maintenance levels devoted to the care of affspring, has been postulated to incur a fitness cost.

Contact information

Contact person: Olivier Chastel
Address: Centre D'Etude Biologiques de Chize CNRS, France
Phone: +33 54 9097 837
Fax: +33 54 9096 526
Email: rf.srnc.cbec@letsahc
Other project contacts: Dr. Geir Wing gabrielsen, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway Dr. Claus Bech, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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Regions studied: Sverdrup Research Station, Ny-Ålesund; Sverdrup Research Station, Ny-Ålesund

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Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No