Food and predators affect egg production in song sparrows

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2459-2467

  Zanette, Liana ^a   Clinchy, Michael ^b   Smith, James N M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg production; Food supplementation; Melospiza melodia; Nest predation; Predator pressure; Song sparrow; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DEMOGRAPHY; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPARROW; TIME;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; OVIPARITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPARROWS; TIME FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AVES; MAMMALIA; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33645099771     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2459:FAPAEP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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