Viability of Booby Offspring is Maximized by Having One Young Parent and One Old Parent.
It is widely expected that the quality of offspring will vary with the age of their parents and that this variation should influence animals' choice of mates. However, theoretical predictions for age effects are contradictory and, to our knowledge, we do not know for any wild animal how the qua...
Main Authors: | Hugh Drummond, Cristina Rodríguez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4519181?pdf=render |
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