Maternal investment in relation to sex ratio and offspring number in a small mammal - A case for Trivers and Willard theory?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1007-1014

  Koskela, Esa ^a   Mappes, Tapio ^a   Niskanen, Tuuli ^a   Rutkowska, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Litter size manipulation; Nest defence; Polygynous mating system; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL CARE; NEST GUARDING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE;

EID: 68149091256     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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