Sex-dependent carry-over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 239-249

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Romano, Andrea ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Scandolara, Chiara ^a,c   Liechti, Felix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

carry over effects; Hirundo rustica; migration; NDVI; path models; sex; wintering

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NDVI; OVERWINTERING; PASSERINE; PATH ANALYSIS; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ITALY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWITZERLAND;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; ITALY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SWALLOW; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; ITALY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWALLOWS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 85011422143     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12625     Document Type: Article

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