On the cost of reproduction in long-lived birds: the influence of environmental variability.

From: Ecology | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Life history theory suggests that animals should balance their current investment in young against their chances to reproduce in the future. One fundamental prediction from the theory is that long-lived species should be restrictive in any increase of their current investment. It has been suggested that long-lived species, therefore, have evolved a fixed level of investment in young in order to maximize their own adult survival. However, recent experimental studies have shown that long-lived seabirds have a flexible reproductive performance and adjust their effort in raising young, both ...

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