Individual heterogeneity in fitness in a long‐lived herbivore

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Madeleine G. Lohman, Thomas V. Riecke, Perry J. Williams, James S. Sedinger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: black brant; breeding probability; fitness; life‐history; reproduction; survival; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Brant; Yukon; Branta bernicla; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8197; https://doaj.org/article/9a824a4a5a4d4b43ad67c1103e128f8a

Abstract Heterogeneity in the intrinsic quality and nutritional condition of individuals affects reproductive success and consequently fitness. Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) are long‐lived, migratory, specialist herbivores. Long migratory pathways and short summer breeding seasons constrai...