Condition-dependent clutch desertion in Great Tit (Parus major) females subjected to human disturbance

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 743-749

  Dubiec, Anna ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body condition; Incubation; Laying date; Nest desertion; Parus major

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; INCUBATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PROBABILITY;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 79958769996     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0647-8     Document Type: Article

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