The Influence of Weather On Incubation Scheduling of the White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris Fuscicollis): a Uniparental Incubator in a Cold Environment

Abstract We studied the incubation scheduling of 8 white-rumped sandpipers (Calidris fuscicollis), a species in which only the female incubates. Because the female is small and nests in the high arctic, these birds are probably under more cold stress than birds nesting in the temperate zone. We exam...

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Published in:Behaviour
Main Authors: Cantar, Ralph V., Montgomerie, Robert D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 1985
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853985x00154
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