Change in offspring sex ratio over a very short season in Lincoln's Sparrows: The potential role of bill development;Cambios en la proporción de sexos de pichones de Melospiza lincolnii durante un periodo muy corto: el papel potencial que juega el desarrollo del pico

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-51

  Graham, Emily B ^a   Caro, Samuel P ^a   Sockman, Keith W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beak morphology; Egg laying date; Maternal effects; Melospiza lincolnii; Reproductive effort; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 79951962571     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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