Lack's principle

Proposed by David Lambert Lack. It states that "the clutch size of each species of bird has been adapted by natural selection to correspond with the largest number of young for which the parents can, on average, provide enough food".[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lack D (1954) The regulation of animal numbers. Clarendon Press, Oxford
  2. ↑ "JSTOR: Oikos, Vol. 56, Fasc. 3 (Nov., 1989), pp. 416-420 (subscription required)". Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  3. ↑ "JSTOR: The American Naturalist, Vol. 100, No. 916 (Nov. - Dec., 1966), pp. 687-690(subscription required)". Retrieved 2014-08-30.


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