Great tits lay increasingly smaller clutches than selected for: A study of climate- and density-related changes in reproductive traits

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1298-1306

  Ahola, Markus P ^a   Laaksonen, Toni ^a   Eeva, Tapio ^a   Lehikoinen, Esa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Long term study; Reproductive success; Selection differential

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LAYING DATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD; TIME;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 70350004723     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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