Incubation behaviour in Northern Lapwings: Nocturnal nest attentiveness and possible importance of individual breeding quality

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-192

  Lislevand, Terje ^a   Byrkjedal, Ingvar ^a   Grønstøl, Gaute B ^a   Hafsmo, Jo E ^a   Kallestad, Geir R ^a   Larsen, Vegard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; INCUBATION; PARENTAL CARE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 1842665575     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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