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Costs and Benefits of Hatching Asynchrony in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

Costs and Benefits of Hatching Asynchrony in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

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Costs and Benefits of Hatching Asynchrony in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

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Costs and Benefits of Hatching Asynchrony in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

Publisher

Oxford: British Ecological Society

Journal title

The Journal of animal ecology, 1995-09, Vol.64 (5), p.563-578

Language

English

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Oxford: British Ecological Society

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Contents

1. We studied the significance of hatching asynchrony in blue tits Parus caeruleus during a 4-year period at Oslo, Norway, by comparing breeding success of broods manipulated to hatch over a shorter or longer period than average. 2. Nestling mortality was high and mainly caused by starvation. Mean body mass of fledglings on day 14 was significantly...

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Costs and Benefits of Hatching Asynchrony in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17025753

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17025753

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ISSN

0021-8790

E-ISSN

1365-2656

DOI

10.2307/5800

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