Great tits growing old: selective disappearance and the partitioning of senescence to stages within the breeding cycle.
Deterioration of reproductive traits with age is observed in an increasing number of species. Although such deterioration is often attributed to reproductive senescence, a within-individual decline in reproductive success with age, few studies on wild animals have focused on direct fitness measures...
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| Natura: | Journal article |
| Lingua: | English |
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2009
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