Phenotypic adjustment of clutch size due to nest predation in the Great Tit

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 394-404

  Julliard, Romain ^a   McCleery, Robin H ^b   Clobert, Jean ^c   Perrins, Christopher M ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Clutch size dependent selection; Great Tit; Nest predation; Optimal clutch size; Parus major; Phenotypic adjustment

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; GREAT TIT; NEST PREDATION; PHENOTYPIC ADJUSTMENT;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0030616859     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0394:PAOCSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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