Influence of age on reproductive performance in the Seychelles warbler

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-425

  Komdeur, Jan ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Kalø   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; cooperative breeding; reproductive success; senescence; Seychelles warbler

Indexed keywords

AGE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; SEYCHELLES WARBLER;

SEYCHELLES, COUSIN ISLAND;

ACROCEPHALUS SECHELLENSIS;

EID: 0030302890     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.4.417     Document Type: Article

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