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Broodedness, not latitude, affects the response of reproductive timing of birds to food supplementation

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I am very grateful to CEFE-CNRS for their generous hospitality during my sabbatical year in Montpellier and to the “Equipe d’Ecologie Spatiale” for discussions. Roland Brandl and an anonymous referee provided very helpful comments.

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  2. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (UMR 5175 du CNRS), 1919 route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier cedex 5, France

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Dhondt, A.A. Broodedness, not latitude, affects the response of reproductive timing of birds to food supplementation. J Ornithol 151, 955–957 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-010-0549-1

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