Tawny owl reproduction and offspring sex ratios under variable food conditions

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Kekkonen, Jaana ^a   Kolunen, Heikki ^b   Pietiäinen, Hannu ^a   Karell, Patrik ^a   Brommer, Jon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diet; Food supply; Life history; Sex allocation; Sexual dimorphism; Watervole Arvicola terrestris

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; DIET; NEST BOX; REPRODUCTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 37449020954     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0212-7     Document Type: Article

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