Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation

Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips; Clemens Küpper; María Cristina Carmona-Isunza; Orsolya Vincze; Sama Zefania; Medardo Cruz-López; András Kosztolányi; Tom E. X. Miller; Zoltán Barta; Innes C. Cuthill; Terry Burke; Tamás Székely; Joseph I. Hoffman; Oliver Krüger

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03833-5

Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation

Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips,
Clemens Küpper,
María Cristina Carmona-Isunza,
Orsolya Vincze,
Sama Zefania,
Medardo Cruz-López,
András Kosztolányi,
Tom E. X. Miller,
Zoltán Barta,
Innes C. Cuthill,
Terry Burke,
Tamás Székely,
Joseph I. Hoffman,
Oliver Krüger

Affiliations

Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips: Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld University
Clemens Küpper: Research Group Behavioural Genetics and Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
María Cristina Carmona-Isunza: Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down
Orsolya Vincze: Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University
Sama Zefania: Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Toliara
Medardo Cruz-López: Posgrado de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
András Kosztolányi: Department of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
Tom E. X. Miller: Department of BioSciences, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
Zoltán Barta: MTA-DE Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Department of Evolutionary Zoology, University of Debrecen
Innes C. Cuthill: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol
Terry Burke: Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield
Tamás Székely: Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down
Joseph I. Hoffman: Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld University
Oliver Krüger: Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03833-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Biases in adult sex ratio (ASR) are common, yet their causes and consequences are not well understood. Here, the authors analyse data from >6000 individuals of five shorebird species, showing that sex differences in juvenile survival drive ASR variation and biased ASR is associated with uniparental care.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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