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The T-cell-mediated immune response and return rate of fledgling American kestrels are positively correlated with parental clutch size.

Life-history theory predicts that parents face a trade-off between the number and viability of the progeny they produce. We found evidence for an apparent trade-off in a free-living population of American kestrels (Falco sparverius), as larger clutches produced more but lighter fledglings. However,...

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Autori principali: Tella, J L, Bortolotti, G R, Dawson, R D, Forero, M G
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2000
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1690616/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10853731
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