Is hatching asynchrony beneficial for the brood?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 420-426

  Szöllosi, Eszter ^a   Rosivall, Balázs ^a   Török, János ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Collared flycatcher; Fledging size; Food supply; Maternal effects; Nestling growth; Size hierarchy

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BROOD SIZE; FITNESS; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; PASSERINE;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 33847702136     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl100     Document Type: Article

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