The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris
Eggs were exchanged between 50 pairs of shorttailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris on Great Dog Island, Bass Strait, Australia, in an attempt to distinguish the intrinsic effects of egg-size from any effects stemming from differential quality of parental care. At 64 "experimental" nests...
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ftmurdochunivall:oai:alma.61MUN_INST:11135096170007891 2024-09-15T18:31:39+00:00 The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris Meathrel, C.E. Bradley, J.S. Wooller, R.D. Skira, I.J. 1993 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317665 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/The-effect-of-parental-condition-on/991005540087307891 eng eng Springer Verlag ispartof: Oecologia spage 162 epage 164 issue 2 vol 93 doi:10.1007/BF00317665 WOS:A1993KR75300003 0029-8549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00317665 991005540087307891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/The-effect-of-parental-condition-on/991005540087307891 alma:61MUN_INST/bibs/991005540087307891 © 1993 Springer-Verlag. text Article 1993 ftmurdochunivall https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317665 2024-08-15T00:52:51Z Eggs were exchanged between 50 pairs of shorttailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris on Great Dog Island, Bass Strait, Australia, in an attempt to distinguish the intrinsic effects of egg-size from any effects stemming from differential quality of parental care. At 64 "experimental" nests, large and small eggs were exchanged whereas at 36 "control" nests, eggs of equivalent, medium, size were exchanged. Egg-size appeared independent of maternal effects. In both groups, hatching and fledging success were independent both of eggsize and of the body condition of the attending parents. This suggests that breeding success in these birds may be more closely related to the behavioural traits of parents than to physiological factors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Puffinus tenuirostris Murdoch University Research Portal Oecologia 93 2 162 164 |
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Eggs were exchanged between 50 pairs of shorttailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris on Great Dog Island, Bass Strait, Australia, in an attempt to distinguish the intrinsic effects of egg-size from any effects stemming from differential quality of parental care. At 64 "experimental" nests, large and small eggs were exchanged whereas at 36 "control" nests, eggs of equivalent, medium, size were exchanged. Egg-size appeared independent of maternal effects. In both groups, hatching and fledging success were independent both of eggsize and of the body condition of the attending parents. This suggests that breeding success in these birds may be more closely related to the behavioural traits of parents than to physiological factors. |
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Meathrel, C.E. Bradley, J.S. Wooller, R.D. Skira, I.J. The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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Meathrel, C.E. Bradley, J.S. Wooller, R.D. Skira, I.J. |
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The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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The effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris |
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effect of parental condition on egg-size and reproductive success in short-tailed shearwaters puffinus tenuirostris |
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