Diversification of life histories in new world birds

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-262

  Robinson, W Douglas ^a   Hau, Michaela ^b   Klasing, Kirk C ^c   Wikelski, Martin ^b   Brawn, Jeffrey D ^d   Austin, Suzanne H ^a   Tarwater, Corey E ^d   Ricklefs, Robert E ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY;

AVES;

EID: 77951888092     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.127.2.253     Document Type: Article

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