Do individual breeding experience and parental effort affect breeding season length in blackbirds?

Łukasz Jankowiak and Dariusz Wysocki

Behavioral Ecology, 2016, vol. 27, issue 3, 829-834

Abstract: Lay Summary We examined the effects of breeding experience and parental investments on breeding season length in blackbirds. We found that birds with more pair-bond experience and with greater breeding success in the preceding season bred earlier.

Keywords: aging; breeding time; monogamy; pair-bond duration; parental investment; senescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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