State-dependent life histories
Life-history theory is concerned with strategic decisions over an organism's lifetime.
Evidence is accumulating about the way in which these decisions depend on the organism's …
Evidence is accumulating about the way in which these decisions depend on the organism's …
Avian egg size: variation within species and inflexibility within individuals
JK Christians - Biological reviews, 2002 - cambridge.org
Egg size is a widely-studied trait and yet the causes and consequences of variation in this
trait remain poorly understood. Egg size varies greatly within many avian species, with the …
trait remain poorly understood. Egg size varies greatly within many avian species, with the …
[BOOK][B] Evolutionary ecology of birds: life histories, mating systems, and extinction
PM Bennett, IPF Owens - 2002 - academic.oup.com
Birds show bewildering diversity in their life histories, mating systems and risk of extinction.
Why do albatrosses delay reproduction for the first 12 years of their life while zebra finches …
Why do albatrosses delay reproduction for the first 12 years of their life while zebra finches …
Conspecific reproductive success and breeding habitat selection: implications for the study of coloniality
Habitat selection is a crucial process in the life cycle of animals because it can affect most
components of fitness. It has been proposed that some animals cue on the reproductive …
components of fitness. It has been proposed that some animals cue on the reproductive …
Age‐specific survival in five populations of ungulates: evidence of senescence
Methodological problems in describing patterns of senescence in wild populations have
until recently impeded progress in understanding the evolution of a process that decreases …
until recently impeded progress in understanding the evolution of a process that decreases …
Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach
1. A major current challenge in ageing research is to understand why senescence rates vary
between individuals, populations and species in wild populations. 2. Recent studies clearly …
between individuals, populations and species in wild populations. 2. Recent studies clearly …
On the cost of reproduction in long‐lived birds: the influence of environmental variability
Life history theory suggests that animals should balance their current investment in young
against their chances to reproduce in the future. One fundamental prediction from the theory …
against their chances to reproduce in the future. One fundamental prediction from the theory …
Evolutionary theories of aging: confirmation of a fundamental prediction, with implications for the genetic basis and evolution of life span
RE Ricklefs - The American Naturalist, 1998 - journals.uchicago.edu
Evolutionary considerations predict that rate of aging should vary in direct relation to the
mortality rate of presenescent young adults (extrinsic mortality rate) independently of …
mortality rate of presenescent young adults (extrinsic mortality rate) independently of …
Population dynamics of wandering albatross Diomedea exulans and Amsterdam albatross D. amsterdamensis in the Indian Ocean and their relationships with long …
H Weimerskirch, N Brothers, P Jouventin - Biological conservation, 1997 - Elsevier
Studies carried out over the past three decades at Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the
Indian Ocean indicate that wandering albatross Diomedea exulans populations declined …
Indian Ocean indicate that wandering albatross Diomedea exulans populations declined …
Informed dispersal: prospecting by birds for breeding sites
The quality of a bird's breeding site is a primary determinant of its success or failure to
reproduce there. We expect birds to devote considerable effort to acquiring accurate …
reproduce there. We expect birds to devote considerable effort to acquiring accurate …