Sex ratio in lesser black-backed gull in relation to environmental pollutants

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 931-938

  Erikstad, Kjell Einar ^a   Bustnes, Jan Ove ^a   Lorentsen, Svein Håkon ^a   Reiertsen, Tone Kristin ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chick survival; Environmental pollutants; Lesser black backed gull; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FITNESS; ORGANOCHLORINE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEABIRD; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

AVES; LARIDAE; LARUS FUSCUS FUSCUS;

EID: 63449134701     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0736-3     Document Type: Article

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