Avian growth and development rates and age-specific mortality: The roles of nest predation and adult mortality

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 320-325

  Remes V ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age specific mortality; Development; Growth; Life history theory; Maternal effects; Nest predation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MORTALITY; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SONGBIRD;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MORPHOMETRICS; MORTALITY; NESTING; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; MORTALITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; PASSERI;

EID: 33845687116     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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