Manipulation of laying effort reveals habitat-specific variation in egg production constraints in Great Tits (Parus major)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-97

  Mänd, Raivo ^a   Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Kilgas, Priit ^a   Mägi, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Breeding constraints; Clutchsize; Egg production; Habitat variation; Parus major

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EGG PRODUCTION; HABITAT SELECTION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 33846046131     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0106-0     Document Type: Article

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