Brood sex ratio is dependent on female mating status in polygynous great reed warblers

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Nishiumi, Isao ^a,b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Great reed warbler; Mating status; Molecular sexing; Sex ratio modification

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0031735583     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050509     Document Type: Article

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