The prudent parent meets old age: A high stress response in very old seabirds supports the terminal restraint hypothesis

Volume: 66, Issue: 5, Pages: 828 - 837
Published: Nov 1, 2014
Abstract
The reproductive success of wild animals usually increases with age before declining at the end of life, but the proximate mechanisms underlying those patterns remain elusive. Young animals are expected to invest less in current reproduction due to high prospects for future reproduction (the “restraint” hypothesis). The oldest animals may also show restraint when conditions are sub-optimal where even a small increase in reproductive investment...
Paper Details
Title
The prudent parent meets old age: A high stress response in very old seabirds supports the terminal restraint hypothesis
Published Date
Nov 1, 2014
Volume
66
Issue
5
Pages
828 - 837
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