The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in the house finch. V. Maternal effects

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 384-398

  Badyaev, Alexander V ^a   Beck, Michelle C ^b   Hill, Geoffrey E ^b   Whittingham, Linda A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Egg laying order; Growth; Incubation; Maternal effects; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ALABAMA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARPODACUS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; PASSERI;

EID: 0037295577     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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