Maternal characteristics and the production and recruitment of sons in the eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1527-1537

  Dolan, Amy C ^a   Murphy, Michael T ^a   Redmond, Lucas J ^a   Duffield, Debbie ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood sex ratio; Eastern kingbird; Extra pair paternity; Female body mass; Recruitment; Sex ratio theory

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL EFFECT; MONOGAMY; PASSERINE; POLYGAMY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION;

TYRANNUS; TYRANNUS TYRANNUS;

EID: 70349977320     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0787-5     Document Type: Article

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