Hatchling sex ratio and female mating status in the great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Aves, Passeriformes): Further evidence for offspring sex ratio manipulation

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-217

  Trnka, A ^a   Prokop, P ^a,b   Kasova M ^b   Sobekova K ^c,d   Kocian, L ^c  

^a TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^d INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Great reed warbler; sex ratio; social polygyny

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLEDGING; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84862282447     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2011.631945     Document Type: Article

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