Biparental incubation-scheduling: No experimental evidence for major energetic constraints

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-37

  Bulla, Martin ^a   Cresswell, Will ^b   Rutten, Anne L ^a   Valcu, Mihai ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biparental incubation; Calidris pusilla; Constancy; Cross over design; Energetic constraints; Energetic demands; Incubation bout length; Replication; Scheduling; Semipalmated sandpiper; Shorebird; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; INCUBATION; PARENTAL CARE; WADER;

AVES; CALIDRIS PUSILLA;

EID: 84928401408     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru156     Document Type: Article

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