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Growth and development of temperate and tropical passerines of the New World : a life history perspective

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Austin-Bythell, Suzanne H.

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I studied developmental rates in a suite of temperate and tropical passerine bird species from the New World to test the hypothesis that tropical passerines exhibit slower patterns of growth and development than temperate birds. I also investigated how the expression of several developmental rates varied with life history traits...

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Masters Thesis

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throughout this process. Thanks to my committee, Dr. Daniel D. Roby and Dr. Robert E. Ricklefs, for their
Life history and environmental influences on avian incubation and parental care in songbirds

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Austin-Bythell, Suzanne H.

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Patterns of nest attendance behavior by breeding birds represent a parent-offspring trade-off in which adults balance self-maintenance with parental care decisions. Incubation, in particular, is of interest because adults must provide an environment suitable for embryonic development through nest-building and contact-incubation. We evaluated how adult incubation constancy and nest visitation...

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Dissertation

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PARENTS DURING INCUBATION Suzanne H. Austin-Bythell, W. Douglas Robinson, and Robert E. Ricklefs