Geographical and seasonal gradients in hatching failure in Eastern Bluebirds Sialia sialis reinforce clutch size trends

Ibis

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-230

  Cooper, Caren B ^a   Hochachka, Wesley M ^a   Phillips, Tina B ^a   Dhondt, André A ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORNITHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 33645866149     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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