Nestling sex ratios in the polygynously breeding Corn Bunting Miliaria calanadra

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Hartley, I R ^a   Griffith, S C ^b,e   Wilson, K ^c   Shepherd, M ^d   Burke, T ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN GENETICS; BREEDING METHODS; POLYGYNY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SIZE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRD; NESTLING; POLYGYNY; SEX RATIO;

AVES; EMBERIZA; MILIARIA; MILIARIA CALANADRA; VERTEBRATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033044591     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677237     Document Type: Article

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