The energetic costs of nest building in birds

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-17

  Mainwaring, Mark C ^a   Hartley, Ian R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Differential allocation; Extended phenotypic signal; Life history evolution; Nest construction; Reproductive costs

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BREEDING; COST; EGG LAYING; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; LIFE HISTORY; MATING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84877945845     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815512X13528994072997     Document Type: Review

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