Ural owl sex allocation and parental investment under poor food conditions

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 140-147

  Brommer, Jon E ^a   Karell, Patrik ^a   Pihlaja, Tuomo ^a   Painter, Jodie N ^a   Primmer, Craig R ^a   Pietiäinen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life history; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphy; Vole cycle

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RAPTOR; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; SEX RATIO; STRIGIFORMES;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ANIMALIA; MURIDAE; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX URALENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141726871     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1317-1     Document Type: Article

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