A model of clutch size determination in
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Jon Loman
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Article
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1982
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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This paper tests the hypothesis that the timing and the size of bird clutches are determined by (1) a tendency to delay reproduction so that the female can store enough internal resources for laying a large clutch; (2) a tendency to breed early because survival of offspring late in the breeding seas