Effects of rainfall on bird reproduction in a semi-arid Neotropical region
ABSTRACT In semi-arid ecosystems, birds commonly use rainfall as a reliable environmental cue to adjust the timing and strength of their reproductive activity. Here we evaluate this hypothesis for a community of birds in the Caatinga (the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil), using brood patch i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702016000604000&lng=en&tlng=en |