Time allocation between feeding and incubation in uniparental arctic-breeding shorebirds: energy reserves provide leeway in a tight schedule

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Tulp, I., Schekkerman, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: attentiveness; clutch; expenditure; sandpipers; Arctic; Recess
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/time-allocation-between-feeding-and-incubation-in-uniparental-arc; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03519.x

Birds with uniparental incubation may face a time allocation problem between incubation and feeding. Eggs need regular warming to hatch successfully, but the parent must leave the nest to feed and safeguard its own survival. Time allocation during incubation is likely to depend on factors influencin...