Parentally biased favouritism in relation to offspring sex in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2261-2268

  Mainwaring, Mark C ^a   Lucy, David ^b   Hartley, Ian R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chick begging; Hatching asynchrony; Offspring sex; Parental care; Parentally biased favouritism; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HATCHING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 80955158730     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1235-x     Document Type: Article

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