Sex allocation: At the females' whim

Authors
Sheldon, BC
Citation
Bc. Sheldon, Sex allocation: At the females' whim, CURR BIOL, 9(13), 1999, pp. R487-R489
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
13
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R487 - R489
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(19990701)9:13<R487:SAATFW>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Experimental studies of wild birds suggest that females have a previously u nappreciated ability to control the sex ratio of their offspring in respons e to variation in sex-specific fitness benefits.