Birth timing generates reproductive trade-offs in a non-seasonal breeding primate
The evolutionary benefits of reproductive seasonality are often measured by a single-fitness
component, namely offspring survival. Yet different fitness components may be maximized …
component, namely offspring survival. Yet different fitness components may be maximized …
Combined effects of cold snaps and agriculture on the growth rates of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
DR Garrett, S Lamoureux… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The decline of avian aerial insectivores has been greater than any other foraging guild and
both climate change and agricultural intensification are leading hypotheses explaining this …
both climate change and agricultural intensification are leading hypotheses explaining this …
Report of a magpie preying on a post‐fledgling Daurian redstart
G Zhu, M Zheng, S Lyu, L Ma - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A magpie (Pica pica) preying on a fledgling of Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) was
incidentally recorded with a video shot by mobile phone on 26 May 2021, providing direct …
incidentally recorded with a video shot by mobile phone on 26 May 2021, providing direct …
Should I stay or should I go: the effect of avian brood parasitism on host fledging dynamics
Transitions between life history stages are fitness-limiting events that depend on
environmental and individual characteristics. For altricial birds, fledging from the nest is a …
environmental and individual characteristics. For altricial birds, fledging from the nest is a …
Marriage: Parent-offspring conflict
G Kushnick - Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Marriage is a unique transition in the life course because there is immense
potential for parents and children to disagree over its form and substance. Trivers's (1974) …
potential for parents and children to disagree over its form and substance. Trivers's (1974) …
Nesting and post‐fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging
Among stages of avian ontogeny, the act of nest departure or fledging is an abrupt transition
into a new environment and a major leap toward independence for offspring. In altricial …
into a new environment and a major leap toward independence for offspring. In altricial …
Heterogeneity in breeding productivity is driven largely by factors affecting nestlings and young fledglings in an imperiled migratory passerine
Identifying factors that drive variation in vital rates among populations is a prerequisite to
understanding a species' population biology and, ultimately, to developing effective …
understanding a species' population biology and, ultimately, to developing effective …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental evidence that nestlings adjust their fledging time to each other in a multiparous bird
Highlights•The process of fledging in birds is associated with high risk of mortality.•This
should favour fledging strategies that improve survival chances.•We show that blue tits …
should favour fledging strategies that improve survival chances.•We show that blue tits …
[HTML][HTML] Sexual size dimorphism of brood-parasitic nestlings does not affect host chick survival, size or fledging phenology
Intraspecific variability in parasite virulence holds significant ecological and evolutionary
implications as it can result in uneven costs incurred by individuals of a host species …
implications as it can result in uneven costs incurred by individuals of a host species …
Parasitic cowbird development up to fledging and subsequent post-fledging survival reflect life history variation found across host species
Generalist avian brood parasites commonly serve as a model system to test for plasticity in
offspring growth and behavior under various host environmental and parental regimes …
offspring growth and behavior under various host environmental and parental regimes …