Environmental conditions during early life accelerate the rate of senescence in a short-lived passerine bird

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 948-959

  Balbontin J ^a   Moller A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica; Denmark; Density dependence; Domestic cat Felis silvestris catus; Early life environment; Intraspecific competition; Life history theory; Life span; Longevity; Predation risk; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; BREEDING SITE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FELID; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LONGEVITY; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

DENMARK;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERIFORMES;

AGING; ANIMAL; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWALLOW (BIRD);

AGING; ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; SWALLOWS;

EID: 84929222814     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-1274.1     Document Type: Article

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