The use of incubation behavior to adjust avian reproductive costs after egg laying

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 463-470

  Wiebe, K L ^a   Martin, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Body condition; Clutch size Reproductive investment; Incubation behavior

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCUBATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0033650909     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000259     Document Type: Article

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