Double-brooded great tits (Parus major) in Mediterranean oak habitats: Do first broods always perform better than second broods?

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 516-522

  Lambrechts, M M ^a   Rieux, A ^a   Galan, M J ^a   Cartan Son, M ^a   Perret, P ^a   Blondel, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Global change; Great tit; Mismatched reproduction; Oak; Parus major L.

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 55949085815     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413608070084     Document Type: Article

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