Persistence of an extreme male-biased adult sex ratio in a natural population of polyandrous bird

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1842-1846

  Kosztolányi, András ^a   Barta, Z ^b   Kupper C ^c   Szekely T ^d  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratios; Mating system; Parental care; Sex ratio; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FISH; INSECT; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PERSISTENCE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL SELECTION; WADER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AVES; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; HEXAPODA; PISCES;

EID: 79960278854     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02305.x     Document Type: Article

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