Year- and sex-dependent effects of experimental brood sex ratio manipulation on fledging condition of Eurasian kestrels

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 342-352

  Laaksonen, Toni ^a   Fargallo, Juan A ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Lyytinen, Sami ^a   Valkama, Jari ^a   Pöyri, Ville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Raptor; Reproductive value; Sex allocation; Sex dependent mortality; Variable environment

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FLEDGING; FOOD PROVISIONING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PARENTAL CARE; RAPTOR; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

FALCO; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 1542753556     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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