Research data supporting “Do mothers bias offspring sex ratios in carotenoid-rich environments?”
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Authors
Brekke, Patricia
Tong, Wenfei
Ewen, John G.
Description
Data from an experimental treatment of carotenoids to hihi (Notiomystis cincta) mothers, conducted on Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand in 2004 and 2005. Spreadsheet 1 presents Laying rank and sex of eggs laid. Spreadsheet 2 contains clutch sex ratios and information about maternal age.
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Microsoft Excel
Keywords
bird, sex allocation, sex ratio, threatened species, carotenoids
Publisher
University of Cambridge
Sponsorship
BBSRC [BB/J014109/1], NERC [NE/K00929X/1], Royal Society, Society in Science - Branco Weiss, Institute of Zoology (IOZ)