Search for dissertations about: "Moult-breeding overlap"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Moult-breeding overlap.

2. 1. Reproduction and moult in pied and collared flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca and F. albicollis) : A life-history approach

   Author : Christer Hemborg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Breeding time; Costs of reproduction; Long-distance migrant; Moult-breeding overlap; Sexual conflict; Survival probability; Ekologi; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the trade-offs between investments in reproduction and self-maintenance (moult) in pied and collared flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca and F. albicollis). These two long-distance migratory passerine bird species were studied on the breeding grounds in Fennoscandia and in England. READ MORE