Article
Life span and reproductive cost explain interspecific variation in the optimal onset of reproduction.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Feb 2016
Mourocq Emeline, Bize Pierre, Bouwhuis Sandra, Bradley Russell, Charmantier Anne, de la Cruz Carlos, Drobniak Szymon M, Espie Richard H M, Herényi Márton, Hötker Hermann, Krüger Oliver, Marzluff John, Møller Anders P, Nakagawa Shinichi, Phillips Richard A, Radford Andrew N, Roulin Alexandre, Török János, Valencia Juliana, van de Pol Martijn, Warkentin Ian G, Winney Isabel S, Wood Andrew G, Griesser Michael
Abstract excerpt
Fitness can be profoundly influenced by the age at first reproduction (AFR), but to date the AFR-fitness relationship only has been investigated intraspecifically. Here, we investigated the relationship between AFR and average lifetime reproductive success (LRS) across 34 bird species. We assessed differences in the deviation of the Optimal AFR (i.e., the species-specific AFR associated with the highest LRS) from...
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