Secondary sex ratio covaries with demographic trends and ecological conditions in the barn swallow

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1041-1053

  Romano, Andrea ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^a   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic trend; Habitat quality; Julliard's model; Natal dispersal; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COLONY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FLEDGING; HABITAT QUALITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SONGBIRD;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 84862000222     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9543-1     Document Type: Article

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