Apparent inferiority of first-time breeders in the kittiwake: The role of heterogeneity among age classes

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 380-394

  Cam, Emmanuelle ^a,c   Monnat, Jean Yves ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Capture recapture; Experience; Fitness components; Selection hypothesis

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034122549     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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