Local variation in weather conditions influences incubation behavior and temperature in a passerine bird

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 385-394

  Coe, Brittney H ^a   Beck, Michelle L ^a   Chin, Stephanie Y ^a,b   Jachowski, Catherine M B ^a   Hopkins, William A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HATCHING; INCUBATION; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 84948385803     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jav.00581     Document Type: Article

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