Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1004-1012

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Boncoraglio, Giuseppe ^a,c   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Romano, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hatching date; Hirundo rustica; Immunity; Life history; Longevity; Maternal effects

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; COLONY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; HATCHING DATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; ONTOGENY; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIBLING; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SWALLOWS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84864939940     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01989.x     Document Type: Article

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