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Incubation behaviour of a high-altitude species: the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
  The incubation behaviour of the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda was measured using data loggers in the Hengduan Mountains, China, to test predictions of parental trade-off theory. Overall, female sunbirds prioritized incubation rather than self-feeding when temperatures were lowest, suggesting that brood demands may dominate parental behaviour in climatically extreme environments.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    13 April 2018

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis

  • DOI:

    10.1080/00063657.2018.1446905

  • ISSN:

    0006-3657

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Liang, D., Gao, G., Pagani-Núñez, E., Pang, H., Liu, Y., Luo, X., & Robinson, S. K. (2018). Incubation behaviour of a high-altitude species: the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda. Bird Study, 65(2), 261-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1446905

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