Breeding parameters Area: Location of the study area (PoPlain/Matera) Nest_ID: Identity of the individual nest Type: Type of nest (NESTBOX/NATURAL) Lay_date: Laying date in ordinal numbers (Jan 1 = 1) Clutch_sz: Maximum number of eggs in the nest during the monitoring visits Chicks_hatch: Number of nestlings that hatched Chicks_fledged: Number of nestlings that fledged Chicks_dead: Number of nestlings that died for reasons other than predation Chick_Pred: Number of nestlings that were predated MaxT: Maximum nest temperature reached during the monitoring period Nest temperatures Area: Location of the study area (PoPlain/Matera) Nest_ID: Identity of the individual nest Type: Type of nest (NESTBOX/NATURAL) Julian_day: Day of registration in ordinal numbers (Jan 1 = 1) MaxT: Maximum nest temperature reached during said day Tout: Maximum air temperature reached during said day Nestling biometrics Area: Location of the study area (PoPlain/Matera) Pull_ID: Identity of the individual nestling Nest: Identity of the individual nest Type: Type of nest (NESTBOX/NATURAL) chick_rank: Hatching rank of the nestling (nestlings hatched first Jday_Std: mean-centered julian day age: Age of the nestling at measurement clutch_size: Maximum number of eggs laid in the nest weight: body mass of the individual nestlings (g) MaxT: Maximum nest temperature reached during the monitoring period