Extended incubation recesses by alpine-breeding Horned Larks: A strategy for dealing with inclement weather?

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-68

  Macdonald, Elizabeth C ^a   Camfield, Alaine F ^a   Jankowski, Jill E ^a   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine songbird; Egg neglect; Eremophila alpestris; Incubation behavior; Nest desertion; Parent offspring trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874124159     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jofo.12006     Document Type: Article

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