Abstract:Parental care (including postnatal provisioning) is a major component of the offspring early-life environment. In avian species, the number of chicks in the nest and subsequent sibling competition for food are known to affect chick growth, leading in some cases to long-lasting effects for the offspring. Because of its central role in converting energy, variation in the offspring mitochondrial metabolism could be an important pathway underlying variation in growth patterns. Here, we performed a brood size manip… Show more
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