Dissecting direct and indirect parental effects on reproduction in a wild bird of prey: dad affects when but not how much

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 293-302

  Brommer, Jon E ^a   Karell, Patrik ^b   Aaltonen, Esa ^c   Ahola, Kari ^d   Karstinen, Teuvo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

^d Tornihaukantie 8D 72   (Finland)

Author keywords

Interacting phenotypes; Linear mixed model; Male behavior; Reproductive trait; Seasonal timing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY MASS; CLUTCH SIZE; COURTSHIP; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WILD POPULATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LAYING DATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

RAPTORES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 84926610079     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1842-4     Document Type: Article

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