Is sociality associated with high longevity in North American birds?

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-148

  Blumstein, D T ^a   Moller A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Life history theory of senescence; Longevity; Maximum lifespan

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIRD; BODY MASS; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFESPAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WILDLIFE;

AVES;

EID: 40449107614     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0606     Document Type: Article

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