Sex allocation in a monomorphic seabird with a single-egg clutch: Test of the environment, mate quality, and female condition hypotheses

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Addison, Brianne ^a,b   Kitaysky, Alexander S ^c   Hipfner, J Mark ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Mate quality; Reproductive investment; Resource holding potential; Sex ratio; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLEDGING; HATCHING DATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATE CHOICE; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

AVES; CERORHINCA; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA;

EID: 54049142001     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0643-z     Document Type: Article

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