Naslov
Repeatability of clutch size in female starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Autori
Dolenec, Zdravko

Izvornik
Natura Croatica (1330-0520) 14 (2005), 4; 357-361

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
starling; Sturnus vulgaris; clutch size; repeatability

Sažetak
Here I report on repeatability of clutch size. Clutch size is controlled combination of genetic, ontological and environmental factors. Repeatability expresses the proportion of the variation between measurements that is due to consistent differences between the objects measured.This study was caried out during the breeding season (first and second clutches) of 2003 in the village Mokrice, north-western Croatia. Repeatability of clutch size in first and second clutches (within-year) of female starlings was low and not significant. This suggests that most of the variation in cluch size was due to intra-individual variation in rasponse to environ mental conditions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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