Are hatching delays a cost or a benefit for great tit Parus major parents?

Ardea

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-237

  Naef Daenzer, Luzia ^a   Nager, Ruedi G ^b   Keller, Lukas F ^c   Naef Daenzer, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hatching delay; Parus major; Reproduction; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; PASSERINE; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

PARUS MAJOR; PHACELIA CONGESTA; QUERCUS;

EID: 24144438298     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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