Explaining individual variation in patterns of mass loss in breeding birds

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies of birds have a disproportionate representation in the literature on life-history evolution, because of the (apparent) ease with which the costs and benefits can be quantified and manipulated. During reproduction, birds frequ...

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Main Authors: Cuthill Innes C, Rands Sean A, Houston Alasdair I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
Online Access:http://www.tbiomed.com/content/3/1/20