Adult sex ratios in wild bird populations

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-692

  Donald, Paul F ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Cooperative breeding; Demography; Heterogamety; Operational sex ratio; Polygamy

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BIRD; DEMOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; POLYGAMY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SEX RATIO; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35048879171     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00724.x     Document Type: Review

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