Evolution of avian clutch size along latitudinal gradients: Do seasonality, nest predation or breeding season length matter?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 888-901

  Griebeler, E M ^a   Caprano, T ^a   Bohning Gaese K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ashmole's hypothesis; Avian life histories; Bet hedging strategy; Ecogenetic link; Individual based model

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

AVES;

EID: 77955147131     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01958.x     Document Type: Article

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