Sex-biased resource allocation in ovo in a sexually size-dimorphic species

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Chin, Eunice H ^a   Sharp, Christopher M ^a   Burness, Gary ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; EGG SIZE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEABIRD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84865777553     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05578.x     Document Type: Article

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