Date of nest initiation mediates incubation costs of Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa )

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-264

  Hepp, Gary R ^a   Kennamer, Robert A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Body mass; Cost of reproduction; Female quality; Incubation behavior; Wood Duck

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; INCUBATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERFOWL;

AIX; AIX SPONSA; AVES;

EID: 79957510844     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10189     Document Type: Article

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