Do females plastically adjust hatching asynchrony as a reproductive tactic in response to climatic cues?

• Published in: Animal behaviour Vol. 215; pp. 251 - 261
• Main Authors: Bizberg-Barraza, Iván, Rodríguez, Cristina, Drummond, Hugh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2024
• Subjects: animal behavior; family; females; hatching asynchrony; laying interval; Neotropical seabird; Neotropics; phenotypic plasticity; probability; sea surface temperature; seabirds; sliding window; Sula nebouxii; surface water temperature; within-subject centering; hatching asynchrony; laying interval; phenotypic plasticity; within-subject centering; sliding window; Neotropical seabird; sea surface temperature

Hatching asynchrony is understood as a female tactic that shapes family dynamics, but its adjustment mechanisms and adaptiveness remain unclear. Using 32 years of individual data on a Neotropical seabird, the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii, we examined variation in hatching asynchrony in relation...