Age dependent sex allocation in the polygynous spotless starling

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-176

  Veiga, José Pablo ^a   Polo, Vicente ^a   Cordero, Pedro Javier ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female ageing; Green nest material; Male attractiveness; Sex allocation; Spotless starling

Indexed keywords

AGE; COURTSHIP; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

AVES; STURNUS UNICOLOR; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 39049102479     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-007-9166-8     Document Type: Article

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