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Sex allocation and nestling survival in a dimorphic raptor: does size matter?

Date

Authors

McDonald, Paul

Olsen, Penelope

Cockburn, Andrew

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

Fisher's theory predicts equal sex ratios at the end of parental care if the costs and benefits associated with raising each sex of offspring are equal. In raptors, which display various degrees of reversed sexual size dimorphism (RSD; females the larger

Keywords

Keywords: nestling; raptor; sex allocation; survival; Aves; Falco berigora; Raptores Avian growth rates; Avian nutrition; Nestling food requirements; Sex allocation; Sex-biased provisioning; Sexual size dimorphism

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81931

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Behavioral Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/beheco/ari071

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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