Metabolic rate of nocturnal incubation in female great tits, Parus major, in relation to clutch size measured in a natural environment

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2006-2012

  De Heij, Maaike E ^a   Van Der Graaf, Alexandra J ^a   Hafner, Dennis ^a   Tinbergen, Joost M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clutch size manipulation; Energy expenditure; Natural selection; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PASSERIFORMES;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 34347245282     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.001420     Document Type: Article

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