Sexual dimorphism and offspring growth: Smaller female Blue Tit nestlings develop relatively larger gapes

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1011-1016

  Mainwaring, Mark C ^a   Dickens, Megan ^a   Hartley, Ian R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue Tit; Resource allocation; Sexual dimorphism; Sibling competition

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH; NESTLING; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIBLING;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84866438668     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0828-0     Document Type: Article

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