Effects of temperature variability on egg mass and clutch size in Great Tits

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 710-714

  Pendlebury, Christopher J ^a   Bryant, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg production; Energy expenditure; Great Tits; Parus major; Temperature variability

Indexed keywords

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 23744477141     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2005)107[0710:EOTVOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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