A male-biased sex-ratio in non-breeding Hooded Plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-277

  Weston, M A ^a   Kraaijeveld Smit, F J L ^a   McIntosh, R ^a   Sofronidis, G ^a   Elgar, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic sexing; Population structure; Sex ratio; Thinornis rubricollis

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WADER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE; THINORNIS; THINORNIS RUBRICOLLIS;

EID: 2342449254     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc040273     Document Type: Article

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