Age-related improvement in reproductive performance in a long-lived raptor: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-657

  Blas, Julio ^a   Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BREEDING POPULATION; DATA SET; FECUNDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

ACCIPITRIDAE; MILVUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; RAPTORES;

EID: 67349286224     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05700.x     Document Type: Article

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