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Parental influence upon the provisioning schedules of nestling Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris.

Authors :
Bradley, J.S.
Cox, J.M.
Nicholson, L.W.
Wooller, R.D.
Hamer, K.C.
Hill, J.K.
Source :
Journal of Avian Biology. Dec2000, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p522. 5p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

The single young of shearwaters grows slowly and is fed at long, often highly variable, intervals. We monitores the growth patterns of nestling Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris exchanged between nests in order to assess wheather the patterns of parental visits of the demands of their young determined the rate of food provisioning in this species. These cross-fostering trials indicate a strong parental influence upon the rate of food delivery, but did not exclude the possibility of a minor influence from chicks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09088857
Volume :
31
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Avian Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9156766
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-048x.2000.310412.x