Indirect population dynamic benefits of altered life-history trade-offs in response to egg harvesting

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-121

  Butler, S J ^a   Benton, T G ^b   Nicoll, M A C ^a   Jones, C G ^c   Norris, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg harvest; Falco punctatus; Maximum sustainable yield; Reproductive costs; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

FALCO PUNCTATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTORS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 66849102129     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599295     Document Type: Article

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