Effects of resource variation during early life and adult social environment on contest outcomes in burying beetles: A context-dependent silver spoon strategy?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1785, 2014, Pages

  Hopwood, Paul E ^a   Moore, Allen J ^a,b   Royle, Nick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental effects; Environmental matching; Resource holding potential; Silver spoon; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FITNESS; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONS;

EID: 84899688460     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3102     Document Type: Article

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