Physiological and biochemical correlates of brood size and energy expenditure in tree swallows

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1491-1501

  Burness, Gary P ^a   Ydenberg, Ronald C ^a   Hochachka, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Daily energy expenditure; Doubly labelled water; Energetics; Enzyme activity; Fitness; Parental care; Performance; Provisioning; Tachycineta bicolor; Tree swallow

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; HIRUNDINIDAE; PASSERI; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035745053     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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