The influence of ambient temperature on horned lark incubation behaviour in an alpine environment

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1615-1633

  Camfield, Alaine F ^a,b   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine; Ambient temperature; Eremophila alpestris; Incubation rhythms; Nest attentiveness

Indexed keywords

AVES; EREMOPHILA (ANGIOSPERM); EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS;

EID: 71049131054     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X463335     Document Type: Article

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