SEX RATIO IN THE CAPE SHELDUCK

1 September 1976

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Ostrich

Vol. 47 (2-3) , 113-116
https://doi.org/10.1080/00306525.1976.9639546

Abstract

Siegfried, W. R. 1976. Sex ratio in the Cape Shelduck. Ostrich 47:113-116. The quaternary sex ratio was found to favour females in the Cape Shelduck Tadorna cana. This finding is discussed in relation to the species' “reversed” sexual courtship and plumage di morphism.

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