Variation in egg size and nest survival with female age in the South Island Robin Petroica australis

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 824-828

  Boulton, Rebecca L ^a   Powlesland, Ralph G ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding experience; Nest predation; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EGG SIZE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MODEL TEST; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

PETROICA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 52649124743     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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