Paternal expenditure is related to brood sex ratio in polygynous great reed warblers

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-217

  Nishiumi, Isao ^a,b   Yamagishi, Satoshi ^a   Maekawa, Hiromi ^a   Shimoda, Chikashi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brood sex ratio; Great reed warbler; Microsatellite dna; Parental manipulation; Paternal feeding

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; GREAT REED WARBLER; PARENTAL MANIPULATION; PATERNAL FEEDING; SEX RATIO;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0030303052     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050283     Document Type: Article

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