Timing of reproduction and egg quality covary with temperature in the insectivorous Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-57

  Saino, N ^a   Romano, M ^a   Ambrosini, R ^a   Ferrari, R P ^a   Moller A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Egg mass; Hatching success; Immunity; Maternal effects

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; EGG SIZE; HATCHING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATERNAL EFFECT;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342332801     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2004.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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