Senescence in a short-lived migratory bird: Age-dependent morphology, migration, reproduction and parasitism

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Moller A P ^a   De Lope, F ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age dependent survival; Developmental stability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Hirundo rustica; Parasitism; Reproductive value; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE;

HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0032920069     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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