Effects of temperature and food on incubation behaviour of the northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 669-677

  Londoño, Gustavo A ^a,b   Levey, Douglas J ^a   Robinson, Scott K ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

avian incubation behaviour; embryo development; food availability; Mimus polyglottos; nest attentiveness; northern mockingbird; temperature

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INCUBATION; NEST GUARDING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AVES; MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS;

EID: 49249094453     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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