Parental conflict and blue egg coloration in a seabird

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-180

  Morales, Judith ^a   Torres, Roxana ^b   Velando, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blue green eggshell coloration; Incubation; Life histories; Pair matching; Parental care; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

EGGSHELL; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY; PAIR BOND; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR; CONFLICT; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COLOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EGGS; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES; SULA NEBOUXII;

EID: 77949424380     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0624-8     Document Type: Article

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