EcologybioRxiv
Adult sex ratio bias in snowy plovers is driven by sex-specific early survival: implications for mating systems and population growth
L. J. Eberhart-Phillips, C. Kuepper, T. E. X. Miller…·T. Szekely
The paper shows that male-biased adult sex ratio in snowy plovers is driven by sex-specific juvenile survival, not adult survival, and highlights the importance of sex-specific models for population dynamics.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1620043114