Fattening strategies of wintering great tits support the optimal body mass hypothesis under conditions of extremely low ambient temperature



: Krams I, Cirule D, Suraka V, Krama T, Rantala MJ, Ramey G

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

: 2010

: Functional Ecology

: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

: FUNCT ECOL

: 24

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: 172

: 177

: 6

: 0269-8463

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01628.x


Our results also showed that fattening strategies of great tits may change much quicker than previously considered, reflecting an adaptive role of winter fattening which is sensitive to changes in ambient temperatures.




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