Weather conditions, brood size and hatching order affect Common SwiftApus apusnestlings’ survival and growth

Capsule Hatching order negatively affected Common Swift Apus apus nestlings’ survival, while brood size and meteorological conditions influenced their growth patterns.Aims To investigate the influence of hatching date, age, sex, brood size and meteorological conditions on survival and growth of Common Swift nestlings from Northern Italy (Southern Europe), a relatively warm and dry part of the distribution range of this species.Methods Nestlings...