Sex-specific effects of albumen removal and nest environment manipulation on barn swallow nestlings

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2315-2324

  Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^a   Martinelli, Roberta ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumen; Barn Swallow; Brood size manipulation; Egg size; Environmental sensitivity; Maternal effects; Molecular sex identification; Sibling competition; Unbalanced cross fostering

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BROOD SIZE; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMMUNITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATERNAL EFFECT; NEST; PASSERINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIBLING;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVALBUMIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWALLOWS;

EID: 54549089787     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1066.1     Document Type: Article

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