Age-Dependent Terminal Declines in Reproductive Output in a Wild Bird

In many iteroparous species individual fitness components, such as reproductive output, first increase with age and then decline during late-life. However, individuals differ greatly in reproductive lifespan, but reproductive declines may only occur in the period just before their death as a result...

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Main Authors: Hammers, Martijn, Richardson, David S., Burke, Terry, Komdeur, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391264/