Predation risk affects offspring growth via maternal effects

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 878-888

  Coslovsky, Michael ^a   Richner, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive value; Constraint; Growth; Parus major; Stress

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; MATERNAL EFFECT; NATURAL SELECTION; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION RISK; RAPTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; SONGBIRD;

ACCIPITER NISUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 79959842281     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01834.x     Document Type: Article

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