Non-photoperiodic factors and timing of breeding in blue tits: Impact of environmental and social influences in semi-natural conditions

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Caro, S P ^a,b   Lambrechts, M M ^b   Balthazart, J ^a   Perret, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Avian reproduction; Bird; Captive animals; Cyanistes caeruleus; Environmental factors; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NESTING; OVIPOSITION; PASSERINE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PASSERIFORMES; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 33947719376     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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