@article {40062, title = {Comparing life histories using phylogenies}, journal = {Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B}, volume = {332}, year = {1991}, month = {1991}, pages = {31 - 39}, abstract = {The comparative method as recently developed can be used to identify statistically independent instances of life-history evolution. When life-history traits show evidence for correlated evolutionary change with each other or with ecological differences, it is often possible to single out the trade-offs and selective forces responsible for the evolution of life-history diversity. Suites of life-history characters often evolve in concert, and recent optimality models incorporating few variables show promise for interpreting that evolution in terms of few selective forces. Because hosts provide well-defined environments for their parasites, when host-parasite phylogenies are congruent it is possible to test ideas about the evolution of particular life-history and size-related traits.}, keywords = {bird, body, coevolution, complex, food habits, Geomyidae, Mallophaga, mammal, reproduction, rodentia, size, thomomys, trichodectidae}, author = {Harvey,P. H. and Keymer,A. E.} }