Sex allocation in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) depends on nutritional constraints on production of large last eggs

Male and female offspring can differ in their susceptibility to pre-natal (e.g. egg quality) and post-natal (e.g. sib–sib competition) conditions, and parents can therefore increase their individual fitness by adjusting these maternal effects according to offspring sex. In birds, egg mass and laying...

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Main Authors: Saino, Nicola, Romano, Maria, Caprioli, Manuela, Ambrosini, Roberto, Rubolini, Diego, Fasola, Mauro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842821/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20007178
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.2012
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