Sex-biased nestling mortality is influenced by hatching asynchrony in the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 316-322

  Bradbury, R B ^a   Griffiths, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; MORTALITY; SEABIRD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SYNCHRONY;

AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS FUSCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032832219     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677358     Document Type: Article

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