Behavioral and physiological flexibility are used by birds to manage energy and support investment in the early stages of reproduction

Current Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 767-792

  Vézina, François ^a   Salvante, Katrina G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

BMR; Egg size; Energy budget; Fitness; Organ; Phenotypic flexibility; Phenotypic plasticity; Physiological tradeoff

Indexed keywords

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 78649424604     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.6.767     Document Type: Article

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