A fixed energetic ceiling to parental effort in the great tit?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-334

  Tinbergen, J M ^a,b   Verhulst, S ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Condition; Cost of reproduction; Energy expenditure; Parental effort; Parus major L.

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ENERGETICS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0034057042     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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