Validating Body Condition Indices As Indicators Of Individual Quality: Does Condition Explain Intraspecific Variation In Reproductive Success And Survival Among Crimson Finches (Neochmia Phaeton)?
Body condition is expected to reflect individual quality because high quality individuals should be better at acquiring and using resources, resulting in higher fitness. However, the hypothesis that condition indices are meaningful indicators of individual quality has been questioned. I monitored a...
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Virginia Tech
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23937 |