Rate of moult affects feather quality: A mechanism linking current reproductive effort to future survival

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1457, 2000, Pages 2093-2098

  Dawson, A ^a   Hinsley, S A ^a   Ferns, P N ^a   Bonser, R H C ^a   Eccleston, L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird; Moult; Plumage quality; Reproductive costs; Starling; Survival

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; MOLT; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; FEATHER; FLIGHT; GAMETE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0034703652     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1254     Document Type: Article

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