Variation in phenotypic plasticity and selection patterns in blue tit breeding time: Between- and within-population comparisons

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1041-1051

  Porlier, Melody ^a,b   Charmantier, Anne ^b   Bourgault, Patrice ^a   Perret, Philippe ^b   Blondel, Jacques ^b   Garant, Dany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; I E; Natural selection; Random regression; Sliding window

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LAYING DATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUTCH SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TIME; TREE;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; PASSERIFORMES; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

ANIMALIA; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84864918079     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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