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Sex ratio adjustment in birds

Ornis Hungarica
Volume 20 (2012): Issue 1 (June 2012)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2013-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
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Language: English, Hungarian
Page range: 26 - 36
Published on: Oct 8, 2013
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
environmental effects,
life-history,
parental quality,
sex allocation,
sex ratio manipulation,
species conservation
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
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© 2013 Eszter Szász, Dorottya Kiss, Balázs Rosivall, published by MME/BirdLife Hungary
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