Increased juvenile survival may not be universally linked to longevity: ecological, social and life-history drivers of age-specific mortality in birds
E. Mourocq, S. M. Drobniak, M. Griesser
The paper examines the relationship between juvenile survival and longevity in birds, finding that while they are generally positively correlated, some species exhibit mismatches influenced by ecological and life-history factors.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology