Search for dissertations about: "Djurekologi Animal ecology cost of reproduction individual quality long-term effects early condition"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Djurekologi Animal ecology cost of reproduction individual quality long-term effects early condition.

2. 1. Growth conditions and individual quality in starlings

   Author : Martin Granbom; Biologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; cost of reproduction; individual quality; long-term effects; early condition; starling; Sturnus vulgaris;

   Abstract : Variation in growth conditions during ontogeny may result in permanent differences in individual quality. This thesis focuses on how starlings are affected by environmental variation during the nestling period. Both landscape differences in food availability and experimental food supplementation affected survival and growth of nestlings. READ MORE