Is the small clutch size of a Corsican blue tit population optimal?

Oecologia

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 80-89

  Blondel, Jacques ^a   Maistre, Marie ^a   Perret, Philippe ^a   Hurtrez Boussès, Sylvie ^a   Lambrechts, Marcel M ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Blue tit; Brood size manipulation; Caterpillars; Clutch size optimisation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OPTIMIZATION; PASSERINE;

EID: 0032420538     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050634     Document Type: Article

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