Possible existence of large-scale brood sex-ratio manipulation in Eurasian Oystercatchers

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 486-490

  Durell, S E A Le V Dit ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood sex ratio manipulation; Differential survival; Oystercatcher; Sex allocation theory; Sex ratios

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD REARING; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 33745070851     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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