Why don't birds lay more eggs?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 270-274

  Monaghan, Pat ^a   Nager, Ruedi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG LAYING; FOOD PROVISIONING; INCUBATION; PARENTAL FITNESS;

EID: 0031285085     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01094-X     Document Type: Review

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