Variable offspring provisioning and fitness: A direct test in the field

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-171

  Dziminski, Martin A ^a   Vercoe, Philip E ^a   Roberts, J Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Clutch; Egg size; Frog; Maternal investment; Tadpole; Trade off; Yolk

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; FOOD PROVISIONING; FROG; LIFE HISTORY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POND;

ANURA; CRINIA GEORGIANA;

EID: 58349118076     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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