Dan Liang
Incubation behaviour of a high-altitude species: the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
Liang, Dan; Gao, Ge; Pagani-Núñez, Emilio; Pang, Hong; Liu, Yang; Luo, Xu; Robinson, Scott K.
Authors
Ge Gao
Dr Emilio Pagani-Nunez E.Pagani-Nunez@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Hong Pang
Yang Liu
Xu Luo
Scott K. Robinson
Abstract
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.
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
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 5, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Deposit Date | Nov 2, 2022 |
Journal | Bird study |
Print ISSN | 0006-3657 |
Publisher | British Trust for Ornithology |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 65 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 261-265 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1446905 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2946780 |
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