@misc{Zieliński_Piotr_Feeding_1999, author={Zieliński, Piotr and Wojciechowski, Zbigniew}, editor={Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii}, copyright={Rights Reserved - Free Access}, address={Warszawa}, howpublished={online}, year={1999}, language={eng}, language={pol}, abstract={The study was carried out in central Poland (52°15'N, 19°25'E) by all-day visual observation of five nests of Barn Swallows feeding their nestlings. Feeding frequency of older (age of 14-20 days) nestlings changed significantly with time of the day and was highest (46 visits/h) before noon, declining in the afternoon (21 visits/h) and after a slight increase during the early evening (25 visits/h) declining again in late evening. Feeding frequency of younger (age of 6 days) nestlings did not showed significant changes in the day cycle (average 20 visits/h). The proportion of midday feedings increased with nestling age while the proportion of evening feedings.}, type={Text}, title={Feeding frequency in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica in relation to time of the day}, URL={http://rcin.org.pl/Content/45205/PDF/WA058_61078_P257-T34_Acta-Ornith-Nr-1-10.pdf}, volume={34}, number={1}, journal={Acta Ornithologica}, publisher={Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN}, keywords={Barn Swallow, cubs, feeding, Poland, Łódź Voivodeship, nesting, behaviour, breeding ecology, swallows, birds, Hirundo rustica, Hirundinidae, Aves, 1979}, }