Fine-scale life-history variation in sociable weavers in relation to colony size

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-512

  Spottiswoode, Claire N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coloniality; Cross fostering; Density dependence; Food supplementation; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREEDING POPULATION; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FITNESS; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES; PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS; PHILETARIUS SOCIUS;

EID: 63849251997     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01507.x     Document Type: Article

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