Contrasted patterns of age-specific reproduction in long-lived seabirds

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Berman, M., Gaillard, J.-M., Weimerskirch, H.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2008
• Subjects: Research Article; Fulmar; Nivea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674342; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18832060; https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0925

While the number of studies providing evidence of actuarial senescence is increasing, and covers a wide range of taxa, the process of reproductive senescence remains poorly understood. In fact, quite high reproductive output until the last years of life has been reported in several vertebrate specie...