Variation in maternal effects and embryonic development rates among passerine species

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1497, 2008, Pages 1663-1674

  Martin, Thomas E ^a   Schwabl, Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incubation period; Life history; Nest attentiveness; Nest predation; Parental care; Physiological trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL EFFECT; NEST PREDATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; TRADE-OFF;

ARGENTINA; ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 41149161786     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0009     Document Type: Article

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