An early view of this accepted manuscript is now available! I'll share it again once it is typeset and everything, of course.
This is the first robin paper out from my dissertation! With coauthors T.J. Benson, Ryan Paitz, Kevin McGraw, & @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
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Laying order predicts avian maternal investment in egg yolk hormones and nutrients but not embryo size in the asynchronously hatching Turdus migratorius (American robin)
Abstract. Parental investment can shape offspring growth, with consequences for sibling–sibling competition and survival. Altricial birds often face severe
I am upping my game as I draw my next graphical abstract, as you can see
(still using the "freeform scribble" tool in PowerPoint with a mouse, of course)