Relative abundance of males to females affects behaviour, condition and immune function in a captive population of dark-eyed juncos Junco hyemalis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-260

  Greives, Timothy J ^a   Casto, Joseph M ^a,b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a  

^a Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CAPTIVE POPULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEX RATIO;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS;

EID: 34248162088     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/J.2007.0908-8857.04008.x     Document Type: Article

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