Early‐life food conditions can have profound impact on adult behavioural performance. In
song birds, early‐life food conditions affect adult physiology and cognitive performance such …

Birds have evolved phenotypic plasticity in growth and developmental patterns in order to
respond to fluctuating environmental conditions and to mitigate the impact of poor feeding …

The quality of the environment individuals experience during development is commonly
regarded as very influential on performance in later life. However, studies that have …

The role of developmental conditions in shaping adult phenotypes has been the focus of a
great deal of recent work. However, the effects of early life stress on reproductive …

The short-and long-term consequences of developmental conditions on fitness have
received growing attention because the environmental conditions during early life may …

Domestication and selection for high production have selected animals with less energy-
demanding behaviour. In the natural environment of the ancestors, fitness (reproductive …

It is often assumed that larval food stress reduces lifetime fitness regardless of the conditions
subsequently faced by adults. However, according to the environment-matching hypothesis …

The growth and survival of nidicolous birds is determined by variables affecting the
frequency and allocation of parental feedings. We manipulated adult pigeons' food supply …

Life-history theory predicts that suboptimal developmental conditions may lead to faster life
histories (younger age at recruitment and higher reproductive investment), but experimental …

In avian species, little is known about the development of physiological traits in the days
preceding fledging, a critical life history transition marked by a high mortality rate …