La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	No evidence of skewed secondary sex ratios in nestlings of the Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Auteurs :	Sascha Roesner, Auteur ; Kirsten Bogatz, Auteur ; Hendrik Trapp, Auteur ; Thomas Gruenkorn, Auteur ; Roland Brandl, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (150(1) JAN 2009)
Article en page(s) :	293-297
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Many bird species adjust their offspring sex ratio as a response to environmental conditions or sexual dimorphism in size and dispersal. Offspring sex ratios may therefore vary among populations depending on the different demographic and ecological trajectories. We sampled Common Raven Corvus corax nestlings close to the fledging stage from three Central European regions to test for skewed secondary sex ratios and to investigate differences in sex ratios between populations that differ in recent recolonization history and breeding densities. Between 2005 and 2007, a total of 108 broods with 335 nestlings were sampled and their sex determined using molecular methods. We observed a mean of 3.1 (+/- 1.2) nestlings per brood with no differences among nesting sites, years or regions. Nestling sex ratios were independent of the number of siblings. The overall secondary sex ratio was close to parity and did not differ between the variably structured populations.

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