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Eggs in the Freezer: Energetic Consequences of Nest Site and Nest Design in Arctic Breeding Shorebirds

Birds construct nests for several reasons. For species that breed in the Arctic, the insulative properties of nests are very important. Incubation is costly there and due to an increasing surface to volume ratio, more so in smaller species. Small species are therefore more likely to place their nest...

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Autori principali: Tulp, Ingrid, Schekkerman, Hans, de Leeuw, Joep
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373528/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701596
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038041
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