A hidden cost of reproduction: The trade-off between clutch size and escape take-off speed in female zebra finches

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-24

  Veasey, J S ^a   Houston, D C ^a   Metcalfe, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg production; Flight performance; Predation risk; Reproductive costs; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0035084804     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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