Sex-related variation in migration phenology in relation to sexual dimorphism: A test of competing hypotheses for the evolution of protandry

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2054-2065

  Saino, N ^a   Rubolini, D ^a   Serra, L ^b   Caprioli, M ^a   Morganti, M ^c   Ambrosini, R ^d   Spina, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding latitude; Migration; Molecular sexing; Protandry; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual size dimorphism; Sexually monomorphic species; Wintering latitude

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MATE CHOICE; PHENOLOGY; PROTANDRY; PROTOGYNY; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES;

EID: 77956561527     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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