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Female-biased sex allocation of offspring by an Apodemus mouse in an unstable environment

We investigated the effects of population fluctuation on the offspring’s sex allocation by a weakly polygynous mouse, Apodemus argenteus, for 3 years. In acorn-poor seasons, heavier mothers invested more in sons, and lighter mothers invested more in daughters. In acorn-rich seasons, heavier mothers...

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Autores principales: Shibata, Fumihito, Kawamichi, Takeo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19554103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-009-0772-z

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