Temperature relationships and nesting of the calliope hummingbird
Authors(s): W. A. Calder
Publication: Condor
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Keywords: animal, bird, Aves, ornithology, nest, nesting, calliope hummingbird, Stellula calliope, hummingbird, population, habitat
| BIBLIOGRAPHY ID | 1231 |
| REF TYPE | Journal Article |
| AUTHORS | W. A. Calder |
| PUB DATE | 0000-00-00 |
| DATE STR | 0000-00-00 |
| PUB TITLE1 | Condor |
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| DOC TITLE | Temperature relationships and nesting of the calliope hummingbird |
| PAGE DESC | 314-21 |
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| PUB VOLUME | 73 |
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| LIBRARY INFO | cited in Trimble 1975, page 89 Black Rock/non-game birds |
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| KEYWORDS | animal, bird, Aves, ornithology, nest, nesting, calliope hummingbird, Stellula calliope, hummingbird, population, habitat |
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| NOTES | The calliope hummingbird incubates its eggs when exposed to night temperatures near freezing. In northwestern Wyoming, nest sites and construction which minimize heat loss increase nesting success. The incubating calliope does not become torpid at night. |
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