Effects of food supplementation on the timing of nest initiation in Belted Kingfishers

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2504-2511

  Kelly, Jeffrey F ^a,b   Van Horne, Beatrice ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Belted Kingfisher; Ceryle alcyon; Energy constraint; Experimental design; Food supplementation; Habitat selection; Literature review; Nest initiation date; Timing of reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT SELECTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

ALCEDINIDAE; AVES; CERYLE ALCYON; CORACIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031401032     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2504:EOFSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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