Survival costs of reproduction predict age-dependent variation in maternal investment.

Life-history theory predicts that older females will increase reproductive effort through increased fecundity. Unless offspring survival is density dependent or female size constrains offspring size, theory does not predict variation in offspring size. However, empirical data suggest that females of...

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Autori principali: Kindsvater, H, Bonsall, M, Alonzo, S
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2011

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