Fluctuating survival selection explains variation in avian group size

Most animal groups vary extensively in size. Because individuals in certain sizes of groups often have higher apparent fitness than those in other groups, why wide group size variation persists in most populations remains unexplained. We used a 30-y mark–recapture study of colonially breeding cliff...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Brown, Charles R., Brown, Mary Bomberger, Roche, Erin A., O’Brien, Valerie A., Page, Catherine E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2016
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983850/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27091998
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1600218113
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