Sex ratio varies with egg investment in the red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Fisher’s sex ratio theory predicts that on average parents should allocate resources equally to the production of males and females. However, when the cost/benefit ratio for producing males versus females differs, the theory predicts that parents may bias production, typically through underproductio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2014-12, Vol.68 (12), p.1939-1949
Hauptverfasser:	English, Willow B, Schamel, Douglas, Tracy, Diane M, Westneat, David F, Lank, David B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Ecology Animal populations Animal reproduction Aquatic birds Behavioral Sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Birds Chicks correlation Eggs Embryos Female animals Females Gender Gender bias Hatching Life Sciences Male animals males Mating behavior Offspring Original Paper parents Phalaropus lobatus prediction progeny Reproduction Sex allocation Sex ratio survival rate Zoology
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