The influence of parental age and weather on testosterone concentration and offspring survival in broods of tawny owl Strix aluco

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-313

  Sasvári, Lajos ^a   Péczely, Péter ^b   Hegyi, Zoltán ^c  

^a ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Duna Ipoly National Park Directorate   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brood size control; Parental age; Strix aluco; Testosterone concentration; Weather effect

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; MORTALITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SURVIVAL; WEATHER;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 3242716950     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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