Seasonal variation in sex ratio and sexual egg dimorphism favouring daughters in first clutches of the spotless starling

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 829-834

  Cordero, P J ^a   Vinuela J ^b   Aparicio, J M ^a   Veiga, J P ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Early breeding; Egg size; Parental investment; Sex ratio; Spotless starling; Sturnus unicolor

Indexed keywords

EGG; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

STURNUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 0034772811     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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