Primary and secondary sex ratio manipulation by zebra finches

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-164

  Kilner, Rebecca ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO;

FRINGILLIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032127724     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0775     Document Type: Article

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