Sex allocation: At the females' whim.

Sheldon BC.

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Sex allocation: At the females' whim.

Sheldon BC.

Experimental studies of wild birds suggest that females have a previously unappreciated ability to control the sex ratio of their offspring in response to variation in sex-specific fitness benefits.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80303-0

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Biol

Publication Date

01/07/1999

Volume

Pages

R487 - R489

Keywords

Animals, Birds, Humans, Male, Sex Determination Processes, Sex Factors, Sex Ratio