Fitness prospects: Effects of age, sex and recruitment age on reproductive value in a long-lived seabird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 199-207

  Zhang, He ^a   Rebke, Maren ^b   Becker, Peter H ^a   Bouwhuis, Sandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b Avitec Research GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Life history evolution; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AVES; STERNA HIRUNDO;

AGE; ANIMAL; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMANY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NORTH SEA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GERMANY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NORTH SEA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84919862270     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12259     Document Type: Article

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