A temperature-based monitoring of nest attendance patterns and disturbance effects during incubation by ground-nesting sandgrouse

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-97

  Mougeot, F ^a,b   Benitez Lopez A ^b   Casas, F ^a,b   Garcia, J T ^b   Vinuela J ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black bellied sandgrouse; Breeding biology; Data logger; Pin tailed sandgrouse; Pterocles alchata; Pterocles orientalis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INCUBATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTING SUCCESS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84890716969     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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