No evidence for adjustment of sex allocation in relation to paternal ornamentation and paternity in barn swallows

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-406

  Saino, N ^a   Ellegren, H ^b   Moller A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Hirundo rustica; Male ornaments; Molecular sexing; Offspring sex ratio; Parental care; Paternity

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PATERNITY; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0032906074     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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