Nonlinear and population-specific offspring sex ratios in relation to high variation in prey abundance

Oikos

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 535-543

  Millon, Alexandre ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CIRCUS PYGARGUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS;

EID: 14844320816     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13440.x     Document Type: Review

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