The evolution of egg size in socially polyandrous shorebirds

Oikos

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-14

  Liker, A ^a   Reynolds, J D ^b   Szekely T ^c  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MULTIPLE BROODING; POLYANDRY;

EID: 0035173297     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.950101.x     Document Type: Article

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