Local sex ratio affects the cost of reproduction

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 564-572

  Nicolaus, Marion ^a   Michler, Stephanie P M ^a   Ubels, Richard ^a   van der Velde, Marco ^a   Bouwman, Karen M ^a   Both, Christiaan ^a   Tinbergen, Joost M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Density; Disease risk; Intraspecific competition; Optimal clutch size; Parus major; Predation risk; Reproductive trade offs; Sex ratio; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH RISK; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84859587796     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01933.x     Document Type: Article

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