Maternal effects and the pervasive impact of nestling history on egg size in a passerine bird

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 279-285

  Potti, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition; Egg size; Ficedula hypoleuca; Heritability; Life history traits; Maternal effects; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0033055314     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb05353.x     Document Type: Article

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