The delayed effect of climatic conditions on pre-fledging nestling haematocrit in a suboscine species in Patagonia

Haematocrit, the proportion of blood comprising erythrocytes, is often used as a proxy of individual condition. Nestling haematocrit is influenced by several factors but ambient temperature is generally agreed as a key driver. It is unclear which day(s) in embryonic or nestling development are most...

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Published in:Journal of Avian Biology
Main Authors: Churchill, Joseph E., Birker, Martje L.M., Versteegh, Maaike, Altamirano, Tomás A., Vásquez, Rodrigo A., Komdeur, Jan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
climate breakdown
environmental change
haematocrit
nestlings
precipitation
temperature
Antarctic
Lower Post
Patagonia
Antarc*
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11370/23882c10-e89f-4f69-b759-7f827a3a278b
https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/23882c10-e89f-4f69-b759-7f827a3a278b
https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.03056
https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/899656725/Journal_of_Avian_Biology_-_2023_-_Churchill_-_The_delayed_effect_of_climatic_conditions_on_pre_fledging_nestling.pdf
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