Timing of breeding in tropical birds: Mechanisms and evolutionary implications

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 39-59

  Hau, Michaela ^a   Perfito, Nicole ^a,b   Moore, Ignaciot ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Food; Gnrh; Gonad growth; Opportunistic breeding; Photoperiod; Rainfall; Reproduction; Seasonal breeding; Social cues; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049094928     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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