The effects of parental age difference on the offspring sex and fitness of European blackbirds

Background Many studies of birds have indicated that offspring sex ratios can vary with environmental and parental traits. On the basis of long-term research, we first evaluated the possible influence of parental age difference and brood characteristics on offspring sex and fitness in multi-brooded...

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Main Authors: Marta Cholewa, Łukasz Jankowiak, Magdalena Szenejko, Andrzej Dybus, Przemysław Śmietana, Dariusz Wysocki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10858.pdf