Breeding decisions and output are correlated with both temperature and rainfall in an arid-region passerine, the sociable weaver

Animal reproductive cycles are commonly triggered by environmental cues of favourable breeding conditions. In arid environments, rainfall may be the most conspicuous cue, but the effects on reproduction of the high inter- and intra-annual variation in temperature remain poorly understood, despite be...

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Main Authors: Rafael Mares, Claire Doutrelant, Matthieu Paquet, Claire N. Spottiswoode, Rita Covas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.170835