Seasonal decline in reproductive performance varies with colony size in the fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 661-672

  Magrath, Michael J L ^a   Santema, Peter ^b   Bouwman, Karen M ^a,b   Brinkhuizen, Dušan M ^b   Griffith, Simon C ^c   Langmore, Naomi E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonial breeding; Colony size; Date of season; Fairy martin; Petrochelidon ariel; Reproductive success; Settlement decisions; Timing of reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COLONY; DECISION MAKING; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AVES; PETROCHELIDON ARIEL;

EID: 61349135387     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0700-7     Document Type: Article

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