Maternal Dominance, Maternal Condition, and Offspring Sex Ratio in Ungulate Mammals

American Naturalist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-54

  Sheldon, Ben C ^a   West, Stuart A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Meta analysis; Parental investment; Sex allocation; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; MATERNAL EFFECT; META-ANALYSIS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; META ANALYSIS; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERISSODACTYLA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA; UNGULATA;

EID: 1242321388     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381003     Document Type: Article

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