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Ciclo de muda de passeriformes do sub-bosque de um trecho de mata de encosta na Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
… was captured with flight feathers molt anel brood patch existing simultaneously, showing a lack of overlap between molting anel breeding in the same individual. However, this overlap was recorded in the community. The molt had a variable duration, being much slower in the advanced stage of …
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Effects of body size on goose behavior: lesser snow goose and Ross's goose
… 5 female Ross's geese possessed fully-developed brood patches. In winter, I documented that Ross's geese spent more time feeding than did snow geese. All these findings, except that for incubation constancy, were consistent with predictions of the Body-size Hypothesis. Finally, I studied effects …
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Sexual conflict and division of labour during incubation
… in females that had previously fledged a large brood. I also found that the number of offspring surviving to maturity increased with total incubation attentiveness. Together, these findings suggest that incubation attentiveness is an appropriate proxy for parental investment since it enhances …