Why de young birds reproduce less well

By E. Curio. 2008

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Experimental evidence for a causal effect of pair-bond duration on reproductive performance in oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) (2006, background): “An alternative explanation would be that individuals restrain themselves at a younger age for optimality reasons when current reproduction is traded off against future reproduction and survival declines with age (Pianka and Parker 1975; Curio 1983 ).”
Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach (2008, background): “This will generate heterogeneity in the phenotypic composition of different age classes and potentially mask the pattern of within-individual ageing observed at the population level (Curio 1983; Reid et al .”