Interactive effects of environmental stress and inbreeding on reproductive traits in a wild bird population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1406-1415

  Marr, A B ^a   Arcese, P ^a   Hochachka, W M ^b   Reid, J M ^c   Keller, L F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Darwin's finches; Environmental variability; Inbreeding depression; Population viability; Stress by inbreeding interaction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPARROW; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPARROWS; WEATHER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANDARTE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33749672419     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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