Size-related advantages for reproduction in a slightly dimorphic raptor: Opposite trends between the sexes

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1141-1150

  Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Blas, Julio ^a,b   Forero, Manuela G ^a   Donázar, José Antonio ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

MILVUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; RAPTORES;

EID: 36348998649     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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