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Unusual pattern of sex-specific mortality in relation to initial brood sex composition in the black-...

Unusual pattern of sex-specific mortality in relation to initial brood sex composition in the black-...

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Unusual pattern of sex-specific mortality in relation to initial brood sex composition in the black-billed magpie Pica pica

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Unusual pattern of sex-specific mortality in relation to initial brood sex composition in the black-billed magpie Pica pica

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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Journal title

Journal of avian biology, 2010-03, Vol.41 (2), p.139-146

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English

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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Contents

In sexually size-dimorphic species, brood sex composition may exert differential effects on sex-specific mortality. We investigated the sex-specific mortality and body condition in relation to brood sex composition in nestlings of the black-billed magpie Pica pica. Neither significantly sex-biased production at hatching nor overall sex-biased morta...

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Unusual pattern of sex-specific mortality in relation to initial brood sex composition in the black-billed magpie Pica pica

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746128771

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746128771

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ISSN

0908-8857

E-ISSN

1600-048X

DOI

10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04749.x

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