Sex ratio adjustments in common terns: Influence of mate condition and maternal experience

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-188

  Benito, María M ^a   Schielzeth, Holger ^b   González Solís, Jacob ^a   Becker, Peter H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; DIMORPHISM; FITNESS; HATCHING; LAYING DATE; MATE RECOGNITION; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 84874532077     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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