Mid-winter temperatures, not spring temperatures, predict breeding phenology in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris

Royal Society Open Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Williams, Tony D ^a   Bourgeon, Sophie ^a,c   Cornell, Allison ^a   Ferguson, Laramie ^a   Fowler, Melinda ^a   Fronstin, Raime B ^a   Love, Oliver P ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breeding phenology; Clutch size; Egg laying date; Temperature; Tipulids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941182727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20545703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140301     Document Type: Article

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