Sex-biased survival predicts adult sex ratio variation in wild birds

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1788, 2014, Pages

  Székely, Tamás ^a,b   Liker, András ^c,d   Freckleton, Robert P ^c   Fichtel, Claudia ^e   Kappeler, Peter M ^b,e  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^e GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Parental care; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRD; CORRELATION; HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; BIRD; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84903150941     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0342     Document Type: Article

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