Laying date and laying sequence influence the sex ratio of crimson rosella broods

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 447-454

  Krebs, Elizabeth A ^a   Green, David J ^a   Double, Michael C ^b   Griffiths, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hatch order; Parrots; Seasonal patterns; Sex allocation; Sibling competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HATCHING DATE; LAYING DATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

GALLUS GALLUS; GEOPSITTACUS OCCIDENTALIS; PLATYCERCUS; PLATYCERCUS ELEGANS; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036556207     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0459-1     Document Type: Article

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