Extrinsic modification of vertebrate sex ratios by climatic variation

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-204

  Post, Eric ^a   Forchhammer, Mads C ^b,c   Stenseth, Nils C ^a   Langvatn, Rolf ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Natl Environ Research Institute   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Environment; Fitness; Maternal effects; Sex ratio evolution

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; NATURAL SELECTION; SEX RATIO; VERTEBRATE;

NORWAY;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0032885989     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303224     Document Type: Article

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