Sex of the first hatched chick influences survival of the brood in the herring gull (Larus argentatus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-121

  Kim, S Y ^a   Monaghan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood survival; Competition; Larus argentatus; Sex composition

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD REARING; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

AVES; CLUPEIDAE; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 33747373178     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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