Balanced sex ratio at hatch in a Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Atamian, Michael T ^a,b   Sedinger, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; CHD gene; Genetic sexing; Greater Sage Grouse; Parental investment; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG SIZE; GENE; HATCHING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 76249131308     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09136     Document Type: Article

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