Fluctuations in population composition dampen the impact of phenotypic plasticity on trait dynamics in superb fairy-wrens

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 411-422

  van de Pol, Martijn ^a   Osmond, Helen L ^a   Cockburn, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related improvement; Age structured population; Climate change; Malurus cyaneus; Moulting; Phenology; Population dynamics; Sexually selection; Time to event model; Trait stasis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLT; NUPTIAL GIFT; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLUMAGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; MOLTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CLIMATE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLTING; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; MALURUS CYANEUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84856961700     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01919.x     Document Type: Article

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