Consequences of heterogeneity in survival probability in a population of Florida scrub-jays

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 921-927

  Fox, Gordon A ^a   Kendall, Bruce E ^b   Fitzpatrick, John W ^c   Woolfenden, Glen E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^d ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic stochasticity; Demography; Frailty; Heritability; longevity

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; HERITABILITY; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY RISK; PASSERINE; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVORSHIP; WEIBULL THEORY;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGING; ANIMALS; LONGEVITY; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS COERULESCENS; AVES;

EID: 33748503713     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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