Offspring sex varies with maternal investment ability: Empirical demonstration based on cross-fostering

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-245

  Robert, Kylie A ^a   Schwanz, Lisa E ^b   Mills, Harriet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; Marsupial; Maternal condition; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Trivers willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; MARSUPIAL; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; VIVIPARITY; WEANING;

MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 77951478590     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0774     Document Type: Article

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