Some Measurements of Swallow Breeding Biology in Lowland Scotland
Open Access
- 23 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 25 (2) , 109-118
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657809476582
Abstract
This Scottish study offers comparisons with a previous national Nest Record Card analysis based on mainly English data. In the north, clutches average larger and are laid later, and larger clutches are more successful. Within a clutch hatching appears not to be synchronised; and nestling growth rates are not correlated with brood size. The overall breeding success found in Lowland Scotland was 76.3%.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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