Short-term alterations in songbird breeding schedule lead to better synchronization with food availability

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 146-155

  García Navas, Vicente ^a   Sanz, Juan José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blue Tit; Cyanistes caeruleus; Fitness; Hatching delay; Incubation period; Laying gaps; Phenotypic plasticity; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; BREEDING SEASON; EGG; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HATCHING DATE; INCUBATION; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATURE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PASSERI;

EID: 79951557862     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.10094     Document Type: Article

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