Heritability of parental effort in a passerine bird

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2191-2195

  MacColl, Andrew D C ^a   Hatchwell, Ben J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variance; Aegithalos caudatus; Animal model; Cooperative breeding; Long tailed tit; Nestling provisioning; Parental investment

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROVISIONING; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS; AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0141650590     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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