Individual optimization: Mechanisms shaping the optimal reaction norm

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-221

  Kisdi, Eva ^a,b,c   Meszéna, Géza ^a   Pásztor, Liz ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Individual optimization; Life history model; Reaction norm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031905773     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006535829880     Document Type: Article

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