Sex-specific effects of altered competition on nestling growth and survival: An experimental manipulation of brood size and sex ratio

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 414-426

  Nicolaus, Marion ^a   Michler, Stephanie P M ^a   Ubels, Richard ^a   Van Der Velde, Marco ^a   Komdeur, Jan ^a   Both, Christiaan ^a   Tinbergen, Joost M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intraspecific competition; Optimal clutch size; Parus major; Sex allocation; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; SPARROWS;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 59449096844     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01505.x     Document Type: Article

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