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Seasonal clutch size decline and individual variation in the timing of breeding are related to female body condition in a non-migratory species, the Upland Goose Chloephaga picta leucoptera

Anja Gladbach, Auteur ; David Joachim Gladbach, Auteur ; Petra Quillfeldt, Auteur

Dans Journal of Ornithology (151(4) OCT 2010)

Several studies have shown that waterfowl females in good condition lay larger clutches and start egg-laying earlier in a breeding season. However, most of these studies lack corresponding data on individual condition and timing of breeding in d[...]

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