Contrasting brood sizes in Common and Arctic Terns: the roles of food provisioning rates and parental brooding

Authors :: Robinson, James A.
Hamer, Keith C.
Chivers, Lorraine S.
Source :: The Condor. Feb, 2001, Vol. 103 Issue 1, p108, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Research is presented concerning the differences which exist in the brood sizes, parental foraging behavior and daily metabolizable energy intake of chicks of the Common Tern and the Arctic Tern.

Subjects :: Arctic tern -- Behavior
Birds -- Eggs and nests
Terns -- Food and nutrition
Biological sciences

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