Evolution of avian life history biodiversity
Research report (imported) 2009 - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Summary
The birds are a specious vertebrate taxon (~9800 species) that show an amazing diversity of life history strategies. A research group from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology studies this diversity with an aim to understanding the general principles that govern evolutionary and geographical patterns of size dimorphism, clutch sizes and even our knowledge of species themselves.