Predation on dependent offspring: A review of the consequences for mean expression and phenotypic plasticity in avian life history traits

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1168, Issue , 2009, Pages 201-217

  Martin, Thomas E ^a   Briskie, James V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Development rates; Egg size; Life history; Nest predation; Parental care; Passerines; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOWL; INCUBATION TIME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; PROGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES;

EID: 67649657754     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04577.x     Document Type: Review

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