Abstract
Many hole-nesting birds lay smaller clutches in small than in large nestboxes. Breeding success may be limited by cavity space in small boxes, but by food availability in large boxes. If so, birds nesting in small boxes may adopt a brood survival strategy' (synchronous hatching and large final eggs), whereas those nesting in large boxes may adopt a brood reduction strategy' (asynchronous hatching and small final eggs). We studied initial and repeat nesting of great tits in nestboxes with small and large basal areas, in two study plots in Norway during 1984-89
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