Are parental care trade-offs in shorebirds driven by parental investment or sexual selection?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 672-682

  Olson, V A ^a   Webb, T J ^b   Freckleton, R P ^b   SzEkely T ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Breeding system; Charadrii; Comparative studies; Parental care; Reproduction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; WADER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NESTING; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; CHARADRII;

EID: 62449223096     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01701.x     Document Type: Article

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