Prey selectivity and parental feeding rates of Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus in relation to nestling age
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Seasonal decline in provisioning effort and nestling mass of Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus: experimental support for the parent quality hypothesis
A common feature of many birds breeding in seasonal environments is that fitnessrelated parameters such as nestling mass or survival decline as the breeding season progresses. Consequently, there is a tendency for early breeders to have better reproductive performance than individuals breeding later in the season. This variation could be caused by factors associated with the date of laying, suc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bird Study
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0006-3657,1944-6705
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.662939