Sexual selection on brain size in shorebirds (Charadriiformes)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 878-888

  Garcia Pena G E ^a   Sol, D ^a,b   Iwaniuk, A N ^c,d   Szekely T ^e  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Body size evolution; Charadriidae; Life histories; Parental care; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF; WADER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHARADRIIFORMES; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTIS;

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876134574     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12104     Document Type: Article

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