Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 1 abstract We studied whether pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) and great tit (Parus major) females differed in quality between polluted and unpolluted habitats. Comparing female condition between incubation and nestling periods, we aimed at testing whether biometric differences in F. hypoleuca females were caused by assortative settlement (i.e. intraspecific […]
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A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 15 abstract Costs of reproduction might be mediated by a resource-allocation trade-off between immunity and reproductive effort. Recent studies have suggested that the moult-breeding overlap observed mainly in males may affect this trade-off. In order to test whether increased investment in immunity may affect the onset of moult or […]
A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 15 abstract Costs of reproduction might be mediated by a resource-allocation trade-off between immunity and reproductive effort. Recent studies have suggested that the moult-breeding overlap observed mainly in males may affect this trade-off. In order to test whether increased investment in immunity may affect the onset of moult or […]
Environmental restrictions on reproduction in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 9 abstract I compared two populations of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca breeding in a coniferous forest with adverse weather conditions (‘marginal habitat’) and in a deciduous forest with a more favourable climate (‘good habitat’). Female mass was significantly larger during the reproductive cycle in the ‘good habitat’. The incubation […]
Parental care in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca: Energy expenditure in relation to plumage colour and mating status
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 11 abstract Females may benefit from expending more resources in care of offspring sired by sexually attractive males than by those of unattractive males in species with biparental care. Attractive males may therefore reduce their share of parental expenditure to increase own survivorship and to further mating success. On […]
Parental care in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca: Energy expenditure in relation to plumage colour and mating status
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 11 abstract Females may benefit from expending more resources in care of offspring sired by sexually attractive males than by those of unattractive males in species with biparental care. Attractive males may therefore reduce their share of parental expenditure to increase own survivorship and to further mating success. On […]
Environmental restrictions on reproduction in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 9 abstract I compared two populations of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca breeding in a coniferous forest with adverse weather conditions (‘marginal habitat’) and in a deciduous forest with a more favourable climate (‘good habitat’). Female mass was significantly larger during the reproductive cycle in the ‘good habitat’. The incubation […]