Variation in offspring development is driven more by weather and maternal condition than predation risk

• Published in: Functional Ecology
• Main Authors: de Zwaan, Devin R., Camfield, Alaine F., MacDonald, Elizabeth C., Martin, Kathy
• Other Authors: Sandercock, Brett, American Ornithological Society, Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of British Columbia, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; Eremophila alpestris
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13273; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2435.13273; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2435.13273; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1365-2435.13273; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2435.13273

Abstract Variation in offspring development is expected to be driven by constraints on resource allocation between growth and maintenance (e.g. thermoregulation). Rapid post‐natal development decreases predation risk to offspring, while inclement weather likely prolongs development. For taxa with pa...