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| Title |
Age and performance at fledging are a cause and consequence of juvenile mortality between life stages
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| Published in |
Science Advances, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1126/sciadv.aar1988 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas E. Martin, Bret Tobalske, Margaret M. Riordan, Samuel B. Case, Kenneth P. Dial |
| Abstract |
Should they stay or should they leave? The age at which young transition between life stages, such as living in a nest versus leaving it, differs among species and the reasons why are unclear. We show that offspring of songbird species that leave the nest at a younger age have less developed wings that cause poorer flight performance and greater mortality after fledging. Experimentally delayed fledging verified that older age and better developed wings provide benefits of reduced juvenile mortality. Young are differentially constrained in the age that they can stay in the nest and enjoy these fitness benefits because of differences among species in opposing predation costs while in the nest. This tension between mortality in versus outside of the nest influences offspring traits and performance and creates an unrecognized conflict between parents and offspring that determines the optimal age to fledge. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 18% |
| United States | 3 | 18% |
| Poland | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 88% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 119 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 18% |
| Researcher | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 17 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65 | 55% |
| Environmental Science | 20 | 17% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 73. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 August 2023.
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#95
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