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

dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Paul
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Penelope
dc.contributor.authorCockburn, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:58:50Z
dc.description.abstractFisher'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
dc.identifier.issn1045-2249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81931
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.sourceBehavioral Ecology
dc.subjectKeywords: 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
dc.titleSex allocation and nestling survival in a dimorphic raptor: does size matter?
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage930
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage922
local.contributor.affiliationMcDonald, Paul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationOlsen, Penelope, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCockburn, Andrew, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidMcDonald, Paul, u9909122
local.contributor.authoruidOlsen, Penelope, u8709990
local.contributor.authoruidCockburn, Andrew, u8302869
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor060201 - Behavioural Ecology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub10236
local.identifier.citationvolume16
local.identifier.doi10.1093/beheco/ari071
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-23944503093
local.type.statusPublished Version

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