NEST ATTENTIVITY OF LINCOLN'S SPARROW DETERMINED USING THERMISTOR BRIDGE
- 1 December 1958
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 36 (6) , 843-848
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z58-071
Abstract
A new attentivity recorder is described for use in studying the incubation rhythm of nesting birds. This was used in a nest of Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii. On the fifth day of incubation 10 attentive periods averaged 20.4 minutes while 11 inattentive periods averaged 6.9 minutes. The incubation period was found to be 13 days (time from laying of last egg to hatching of last egg).Keywords
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