The evolution of parental care in shorebirds: Life histories, ecology, and sexual selection

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-134

  Reynolds, John D ^a   Székely, Tamás ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aves; body size; Charadrii; desertion; life history; migration; parental care; sexual selection shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATION; PARENTAL CARE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SHOREBIRD;

CHARADRII;

EID: 0030619946     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.2.126     Document Type: Article

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