scholarly journals Competition and brood reduction: testing alternative models of clutch-size evolution in parasitoids

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Pexton ◽  
Jetske G. de Boer ◽  
George E. Heimpel ◽  
Louise E.M. Vet ◽  
James B. Whitfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Brood Reduction ◽  
Alternative Models ◽  
Size Evolution

Fluctuating Environments and Clutch Size Evolution in Great Tits

1993 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily W. Liou ◽  
Trevor Price ◽  
Mark S. Boyce ◽  
Christopher M. Perrins
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Size Evolution ◽  
Fluctuating Environments

Integrating theory of clutch size and body size evolution for parasitoids

Oikos ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Mayhew ◽  
Olivier Glaizot
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Clutch Size ◽  
Size Evolution ◽  
Body Size Evolution

scholarly journals Incubation temperature as a constraint on clutch size evolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney F. Hope ◽  
Sarah E. DuRant ◽  
John J. Hallagan ◽  
Michelle L. Beck ◽  
Robert A. Kennamer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Size Evolution

scholarly journals Impact of Brood Parasitism on Nest Survival Parameters and Seasonal Fecundity of Six Songbird Species in Southeastern Old-Field Habitat

The Condor ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 946-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria A. Whitehead ◽  
Sara H. Schweitzer ◽  
William Post
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Clutch Size ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Brood Parasitism ◽  
Nest Survival ◽  
Brood Reduction ◽  
Hatching Rate ◽  
Old Field ◽  
Parasitism Rates ◽  
Seasonal Fecundity

Abstract We monitored 259 nests of six Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) hosts within old-field habitat on James Island, South Carolina during the 1997 and 1998 breeding seasons to determine the effect of parasitism on three nest-survival parameters (clutch size, hatching rate, and number of fledglings). We determined daily predation and parasitism rates, and probability of nest abandonment after parasitism to derive an estimate of seasonal fecundity. Clutch size of parasitized nests was reduced in four host species. Brood parasitism did not affect hatching rate in any species, and reduced the number of fledglings from only Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) nests. Despite brood reduction during the nesting cycle, cowbird parasitism had little impact on seasonal fecundity of these host species because of low parasitism intensity, double-brooding behavior, and hosts' ability to raise their own young with cowbird young.

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