Avian Nesting Ecology – Ordway Lab of Ecosystem Conservation https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ordway-lab/projects/avian-nesting-ecology/
Avian Nesting Ecology Along an Elevation Gradient Avian reproduction is unique among oviparous organism, because embryo development depends on direct heat transfer from incubating adult (Deeming 2002, Turner 2002). Egg-adult interaction creates a trade off between embryo growth and adult energetic
Incubating birds must leave their nest to acquire energy to successfully sustain