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Although different birds have evolved different patterns of development, the total force of mortality acting on the period of development is similar for each species.
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RICKLEFS, R. Natural Selection and the Development of Mortality Rates in Young Birds. Nature 223, 922–925 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223922a0
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