The consequences of clutch size for incubation conditions and hatching success in starlings

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 560-565

  Reid, J M ^a   Monaghan, P ^a   Ruxton, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of incubation; Egg composition; Egg water loss; Fledging success; Nest temperature

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; HATCHING; INCUBATION;

STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033729806     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.t01-1-00446.x     Document Type: Article

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