Experimental evidence for physiological costs underlying the trade-off between reproduction and survival

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1262-1269

  Cox, Robert M ^a   Parker, Elizabeth U ^a   Cheney, Diane M ^a   Liebl, Andrea L ^b   Martin, Lynn B ^b   Calsbeek, Ryan ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs of reproduction; Energy allocation; Haematocrit; Immune function; Parasitemia; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

ANOLIS SAGREI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78649619917     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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