Environmental conditions during breeding modify the strength of mass-dependent carry-over effects in a migratory bird.

In many animals, processes occurring in one season carry over to influence reproductive success and survival in future seasons. The strength of such carry-over effects is unlikely to be uniform across years, yet our understanding of the processes that are capable of modifying their strength remains...

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Main Authors: Xavier A Harrison, David J Hodgson, Richard Inger, Kendrew Colhoun, Gudmundur A Gudmundsson, Graham McElwaine, Tom Tregenza, Stuart Bearhop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3797109?pdf=render