Enviromnental- and parental condition-related variation in sex ratio of kestrel broods

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-134

  Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   May, Celia A ^b,c   Parkin, David T ^b   Wetton, Jon H ^b,d   Wiehn, Jürgen ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD SEX RATIO; DIMORPHISM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENT; FINLAND; GENE PROBE; MORTALITY; SEASONALITY; SEX DIAGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LAYING DATE; RAPTOR; SEX RATIO;

FINLAND;

FALCO TINNUNCULUS;

EID: 0342656193     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310204.x     Document Type: Article

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