Do energetic demands constrain incubation scheduling in a biparental species?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-102

  Cresswell, Will ^a   Holt, S ^b   Reid, J M ^c   Whitfield, D P ^d   Mellanby, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Glasgow ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Incubation; Life history; Semipalmated sandpiper

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; EVOLUTION; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE;

AVES; CALIDRIS PUSILLA; SCOLOPACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037286305     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.1.97     Document Type: Article

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