Avian clutch size of increasing clutch size with increasing latitude. The proximate and ultimate causes for this pattern have been a subject of intense debate involving the ideas of group and individual selection. David Lack observed a direct relationship between latitude and avian clutch size. Birds near the equator laid approximately half as many eggs as those that resided in northern temperate habitats. He observed an increasing clutch-size from the equator towards the poles (something he referred to as the “latitude trend”) for many passerine (perching) birds, near-passerine (tree-dwelling) birds and in various other groups: Strigiformes, Falconiformes, Ciconiiformes, Laridae, Ralliformes, Galliformes, Podicipedifomes, and
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories the curse as she sits in the hospital room with her adult siblings and her ill father, who is the 6th generation descendant. It's October and the rain is falling, which is the same month and weather conditions that occurred when the man saved the big grey dog's life as a puppy. (224, 228) Characters: Symbols: Themes: As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Canadian author Alistair MacLeod set predominantly in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and in Newfoundland. It was originally