Ecology predicts life history evolution in birds

Although a number of studies describe current evolutionary patterns concerning life-history evolution, how historical changes in the way organisms interact with their environment have shaped life-history evolution still remains unresolved. In this study, I integrate prospective and retrospective com...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Unzeta Lloret, Mar
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:133398
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/133398
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ocells -- Hàbits i conducta
Ocells -- Evolució
Passeriformes
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Sumario:Although a number of studies describe current evolutionary patterns concerning life-history evolution, how historical changes in the way organisms interact with their environment have shaped life-history evolution still remains unresolved. In this study, I integrate prospective and retrospective comparative approaches to ask what ecological factors have driven current variation in lifespan of bird passerines. An analysis of.