Observed heterospecific clutch size can affect offspring investment decisions

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-343

  Forsman, Jukka T ^a   Seppänen, Janne Tuomas ^a,b   Nykänen, Inka L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Interspecific competition; Offspring investment; Social information use; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84857059220     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0970     Document Type: Article

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