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Clutch Size

Known as: Clutch Sizes, Size, Clutch, Sizes, Clutch 
The number of offspring produced at one birth by an oviparous or ovoviviparous animal.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Oxidative stress as a cost of reproduction: Beyond the simplistic trade‐off model
The idea that oxidative stress may underpin life history trade‐offs has become extremely popular. However, experimental support… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Predation risk induces changes in nest-site selection and clutch size in the Siberian jay
Life-history theory predicts that an individual should reduce its reproductive efforts by laying a smaller clutch size when high… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Spatial distributions and clutch sizes of Drosophila species ovipositing on cherry fruits of different stages
In the aggregation theory, aggregation of eggs is one of important conditions for the coexistence of species. However… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Gene flow maintains a large genetic difference in clutch size at a small spatial scale
Understanding the capacity of natural populations to adapt to their local environment is a central topic in evolutionary biology… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Consequences of elevating plasma testosterone in females of a socially monogamous songbird: evidence of constraints on male evolution?
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Variation in reproductive output of marine turtles
Review
2002
Review
2002
Avian egg size: variation within species and inflexibility within individuals
Egg size is a widely‐studied trait and yet the causes and consequences of variation in this trait remain poorly understood. Egg… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Testosterone and Avian Life Histories: Effects of Experimentally Elevated Testosterone on Behavior and Correlates of Fitness in the Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Hormones influence many aspects of organismal behavior, physiology, and morphology, and thus hormones may lie at the root of many… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Is clutch size in birds affected by environmental conditions during growth?
Only environmental conditions occurring at the time of breeding have been shown to affect clutch size in birds, even though… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Clutch size variation in passerine birds: The nest predation hypothesis
SummaryThe hypothesis that a negative relationship exists between clutch size and the probability that the nest will be robbed is… 
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