Partial Incubation in Birds: Its Occurrence, Function, and Quantification

The Auk

Jennifer M. Wang¹  Steven R. Beissinger¹ 

关键词: behavioral plasticity;    climate change;    clutch size;    Dusky Flycatcher;    Empidonax oberholseri;    environmental factors;    reproductive success;    Sierra Nevada;    snowpack;    timing of breeding;    tyrant flycatchers;    warming;   

DOI  :  10.1525/auk.2011.10208

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Central Ornithology Publication Office

【 摘 要 】

In this review, we (1) clarify terminology for the onset of incubation, refine the concept of partial incubation, and summarize the prevalence of partial incubation. We then (2) examine the potential functions of partial incubation, (3) map individual-level patterns of partial incubation from previous studies onto a recently developed typology of patterns for the onset of incubation (Wang and Beissinger 2009), and examine intraspecific variability and compare interspecific data with respect to taxonomic and ecological diversity. We also (4) provide a standardized method for determining the individual onset of full incubation, using complete records of nest attendance or incubation from the start of laying to beyond clutch completion. Our goal is to show how data from disparate studies can be used to test hypotheses about the function of partial incubation. Finally, we (5) offer questions that may prove to be fertile areas of research and suggest ways to standardize future data collection and analysis to benefit common research goals.

【 授权许可】

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