Egg size effects on nestling mass in Jackdaws Corvus monedula: a cross-foster experiment
M. J. Borger, C. Bauch, J. J. Boonekamp, S. Verhulst
The paper tests whether egg size affects nestling mass in jackdaws through a cross-foster experiment and finds 92% of the association is due to a direct effect of egg size, independent of parental quality.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2022 · PreprintEcology