Variation in the magnitude of sexual size dimorphism in nestling Coal Tits (Periparus ater)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-577

  Dietrich Bischoff, Verena ^a   Schmoll, Tim ^a   Winkel, Wolfgang ^b   Lubjuhn, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coal Tit; Environmental gender sensitivity; Molecular sexing; Sexual size dimorphism; Time of breeding

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; BROOD SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NESTLING; ONTOGENY; PASSERINE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

PERIPARUS ATER;

EID: 53049099418     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0302-1     Document Type: Article

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