Sexual dimorphism and the evolution of seasonal variation in sex allocation in the Hawaii akepa

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 731-757

  Freed, Leonard A ^a   Cann, Rebecca L ^b   Diller, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Hawaii akepa; Loxops coccineus coccineus; Seasonality; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

AVES; LOXOPS (BIRD); LOXOPS COCCINEUS COCCINEUS;

EID: 70350152583     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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