Fat provisioning in winter impairs egg production during the following spring: A landscape-scale study of blue tits

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 673-682

  Plummer, Kate E ^a,b   Bearhop, Stuart ^a   Leech, David I ^b   Chamberlain, Dan E ^c   Blount, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carry over effect; Egg quality; Life history trade off; Maternal effect; Supplementary feeding; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT; AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FAT; FOOD PROVISIONING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; SPRING (SEASON); TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; WINTER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARRY-OVER EFFECT; EGG QUALITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LIFE-HISTORY TRADE-OFF; MATERNAL EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SONGBIRD; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIOXIDANT; CARRY-OVER EFFECT; EGG QUALITY; LIFE-HISTORY TRADE-OFF; MATERNAL EFFECT; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY FATS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; VITAMIN E;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84876322862     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12025     Document Type: Article

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