Individual variation in parental care reaction norms: Integration of Personality and plasticity

American Naturalist

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 652-667

  Westneat, David F ^a   Hatch, Margret I ^b   Wetzel, Daniel P ^a   Ensminger, Amanda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Bureau of Design Pennsylvania   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral reaction norm; Behavioral syndrome; Life history; Phenotypic plasticity; Provisioning; Repeatability; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REACTION NORM; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPARROW; TIME; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; KENTUCKY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SPARROWS; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

AVES;

EID: 80054940050     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662173     Document Type: Article

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