When to stay, when to go: trade-offs for southern african arid-zone birds in times of drought

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 24-28

  Dean, W R J ^a   Barnard, P ^a,b   Anderson, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c BirdLife South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Avian; Breeding; Kalahari; Karoo; Namib Desert; Nomadism

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CLUTCH SIZE; DESERT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EQUILIBRIUM; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TRADE-OFF;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; KAROO; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 67249115344     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v105i1/2.7     Document Type: Review

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