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   Food abundance explains the breeding season of a tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Giuseppe De Marchi --- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Italy Giorgio Chiozzi --- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Italy Dawit Semere --- Research Division, Eritrea Yohannes Mebrahtu --- Research Division, Eritrea Farhad Hosseini Tayefeh --- Department of the Environment Provincial Office, Iran Mohammed Almalki --- Department of Biology, College of Science, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mauro Fasola --- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Italy

   The timing of breeding in birds is a life-history trait that generally depends on food availability, but other factors may play a role, particularly in tropical areas where food availability is less seasonal than in temperate or polar areas. We...

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