Clutch-size adjustments and skew models: Effects on reproductive partitioning and group stability

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 467-476

  Hamilton, Ian M ^a,b   Heg, Dik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood size; Conflict reduction; Dominance hierarchy; Male quality; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; DOMINANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; RELATEDNESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SKEWNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847639355     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl108     Document Type: Article

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