Geographical variation in reproductive ageing patterns and life-history strategy of a short-lived passerine bird

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2298-2309

  Balbontin J ^a   Moller A P ^b   Hermosell, I G ^c   Marzal, A ^c   Reviriego, M ^c   de Lope, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Age at last reproduction; Barn swallow; Life history theory; Lifespan; Migration distance; Reproductive senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PASSERINE; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LONGEVITY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWALLOW (BIRD); TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWALLOWS; TIME FACTORS;

DENMARK; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84868119474     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02606.x     Document Type: Article

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