The production of second clutches in the Common Tern: Proximate effects of timing and food supply

Waterbirds

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 458-467

  Moore, David J ^a,c   Morris, Ralph D ^b,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common Tern; Double brooding; Food supply; Parental care; Second cluthes; Sterna hirundo

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEABIRD;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 33646268816     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2005)28[458:TPOSCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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