Lower annual fecundity in long-distance migrants than in less migratory birds of temperate Europe

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 281-286

  Bruderer, Bruno ^a   Salewski, Volker ^b  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Costs of migration versus residency; Number of clutches; Reproductive output; Short distance migrants

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; LONGEVITY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES; EMBERIZA; EMBERIZA HORTULANA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 57649195253     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0348-0     Document Type: Article

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