Effects of territory competition and climate change on timing of arrival to breeding grounds: A game-theory approach

American Naturalist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 463-474

  Johansson, Jacob ^a   Jonzén, Niclas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Evolutionary game theory; Life history; Migratory birds; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; GAME THEORY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; PHENOLOGY; TERRITORY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAME; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAME THEORY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

AVES;

EID: 84858790253     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664624     Document Type: Article

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