How Kentish plovers, Charadrius alexandrinus, cope with heat stress during incubation

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Amat, Juan A ^a   Masero, José A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Heat stress; Incubating behaviour; Nest attendance; Pair cooperation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COPING STRATEGY; INCUBATION; NESTING; STRESS;

AVES; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 2442505597     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0758-9     Document Type: Article

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