Does food supplementation really enhance productivity of breeding birds?

Oecologia

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 311-320

  Harrison, Timothy J E ^a,b   Smith, Jennifer A ^a   Martin, Graham R ^a   Chamberlain, Dan E ^b,c   Bearhop, Stuart ^d,e   Robb, Gillian N ^e,f   Reynolds, S James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Lay date; Supplementary feeding; Tit; Urban

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FITNESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HATCHING DATE; INCUBATION; LAYING DATE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; URBAN SITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 77956652700     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1645-x     Document Type: Article

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