Timing of avian reproduction in unpredictable environments

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-42

  Tökölyi, Jácint ^a   McNamara, John M ^b   Houston, Alasdair I ^b   Barta, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annual routine; Breeding season; Gonadal cycle; Opportunism; Phenotypic flexibility

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; AVIFAUNA; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONALITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 83555174484     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9496-4     Document Type: Article

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