Ecological and phenological covariates of offspring sex ratio in barn swallows

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 659-674

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Martinelli, Roberta ^a   Romano, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding date; Clutch size; Colony size; Laying order; Sex ratio; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; LAYING DATE; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 50249096891     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-007-9189-1     Document Type: Article

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