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Brood size and its importance for nestling growth in the Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata, Aves: Apodidae)

Many Apodidae, including Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater, 1866), drop eggs from their nests during incubation. This is interpreted as nest site competition or accident. We provide evidence that egg ejection is deliberate and that this behaviour controls the brood size. Brood sizes were manipulated...

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Huvudupphovsmän: M. Pichorim, ELA. Monteiro-Filho
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Serie:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Länkar:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000400022&lng=en&tlng=en
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