Use of a new model to quantify compromises between embryo development and parental self-maintenance in three species of intermittently incubating passerines

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 453-460

  Voss, Margaret A ^a   Reed Hainsworth, F ^b   Ellis Felege, Susan N ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average egg temperature; Development; Incubation; Parental self maintenance; Time allocations; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEATING; INCUBATION TIME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

HIRUNDINIDAE; PARIDAE; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 33745998536     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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