Effect of climate change on breeding phenology, clutch size and chick survival of an upland bird

Ibis

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 456-463

  Fletcher, Kathy ^a   Howarth, David ^a   Kirby, Alan ^a,c   Dunn, Rob ^a,b   Smith, Adam ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Moorland; Phenotypic plasticity; Weather

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; GAMEBIRD; LAYING DATE; MOORLAND; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POULTRY; SURVIVAL; UPLAND REGION;

HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 84879605864     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12055     Document Type: Article

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