Effects of partner workload and increasing environmental temperature on nestling provisioning and body temperature in a declining aerial insectivore
Megan C. Heft, Bronwen Hennigar, Gary Burness
This study examines how male tree swallow provisioning and body temperature respond to partner workload and environmental temperature, finding that males limit provisioning below overheating thresholds.
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition