Sex-ratio selection in species with helpers at the nest: The repayment model revisited

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 124-130

  Koenig, Walter D ^a   Walters, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Helpers at the nest; Repayment model; Sex ratio bias

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; MODEL; SEX RATIO;

ACROCEPHALUS SECHELLENSIS; PICOIDES BOREALIS;

EID: 0033024913     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303148     Document Type: Article

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