Early growth conditions, phenotypic development and environmental change

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1497, 2008, Pages 1635-1645

  Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Development; Fitness; Phenotypic plasticity; Silver spoon; Thrifty phenotype

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPENSATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; MATERNAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

AVES;

EID: 41149086352     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0011     Document Type: Review

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