Incubation in a Temperate Passerine: Do Environmental Conditions Affect Incubation Period Duration and Hatching Success?

The timing of breeding often has a profound influence on the reproductive success of birds living in seasonal environments with rapidly changing nestling food availability. Timing is typically investigated with reference to lay dates, but it is the time of hatching that determines the ambient condit...

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Main Authors: Caitlin G. Higgott, Karl L. Evans, Ben J. Hatchwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.542179/full