An adaptive annual rhythm in the sex of first pigeon eggs

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1393-1402

  Dijkstra, Cor ^a   Riedstra, Bernd ^a   Dekker, Arjan ^a   Goerlich, Vivian C ^a   Daan, Serge ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avian; Egg laying sequence; Laying date; Pigeon; Primary sex ratio; Seasonal variation; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CAPTIVITY; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; FITNESS; INCUBATION; LAYING DATE; MATURATION; NESTLING; OVIPOSITION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBA PALUMBUS;

EID: 77955590228     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0954-8     Document Type: Article

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