Brood sex ratio and sex differences in Tengmalm’s owl : (Aegolius funereus)
Males and females differ in morphology and behaviour, so that selection acts differently on the two sexes. This changes the relative reproductive success of males and females, and it is beneficial for parents to bias the sex ratio of their broods in favour of the sex with the best survival and breed...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
2002
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-8 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-300-7 |