Size-biased allocation of prey from male to offspring via female: Family conflicts, prey selection, and evolution of sexual size dimorphism in raptors

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-107

  Sonerud, Geir A ^a   Steen, Ronny ^a   Løw, Line M ^a   Røed, Line T ^a   Skar, Kristin ^a   Selås, Vidar ^a   Slagsvold, Tore ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Prey allocation; Prey selection; Provisioning; Sexual conflict; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BODY SIZE; DIET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING; LIZARD; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SMALL MAMMAL; SYMMETRY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AVES; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RAPTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RAPTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84876179110     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2491-9     Document Type: Article

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