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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Provisioning with cereal grain depresses the body condition of insectivorous Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella nestlings

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2011
Authors:Douglas, DJT, Moreby, SJ, Benton, TG
Journal:Bird Study
Volume:59
Issue:1
Date Published:2011
ISBN Number:0006-3657
Keywords:Emberiza, Emberiza citrinella, Emberiza godlewskii, Emberizidae
Abstract:Capsule The body condition of nestling Yellowhammers was negatively correlated with the amount of cereal grain in the diet. This supports the hypothesis that cereal grain is an inferior nestling food relative to invertebrates. Cereal grain is frequently provisioned to nestlings in a range of bunting species breeding on farmland, suggesting that invertebrates may be limiting in these habitats.Capsule The body condition of nestling Yellowhammers was negatively correlated with the amount of cereal grain in the diet. This supports the hypothesis that cereal grain is an inferior nestling food relative to invertebrates. Cereal grain is frequently provisioned to nestlings in a range of bunting species breeding on farmland, suggesting that invertebrates may be limiting in these habitats.
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636797
Short Title:Bird Study
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