Density effect on great tit (Parus major) clutch size intensifies in a polluted environment

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1661-1668

  Eeva, Tapio ^a   Lehikoinen, Esa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Density dependent regulation; Life history parameters; Metal pollution; Population number; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; COPPER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FLEDGING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST; NICKEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SMELTING; SONGBIRD;

PARUS MAJOR;

HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LINEAR MODELS; METALS, HEAVY; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84888311798     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2732-6     Document Type: Article

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