A conceptual framework for clutch-size evolution in songbirds

American Naturalist

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 313-324

  Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific mortality; Developmental strategy; Fledgling mortality; Nest predation; Parental care; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLUTCH SIZE; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 84894384570     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674966     Document Type: Article

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