Initial (A) and best (B) models of nestlings sex in the dataset including all sampled common buzzard nestlings (n = 1678).

<p>ANOVA between initial and best model of nestling sex χ² = 21.548, df = 21, P = 0.426, ΔAIC = 19.6.</p

Datasets for analysis of nestlings sex, lifetime sex ratio of females and males, lifetime reproductive success, reproductive lifespan (longevity) and mortality of nestlings.

<p>Datasets for analysis of nestlings sex, lifetime sex ratio of females and males, lifetime reproductive success, reproductive lifespan (longevity) and mortality of nestlings.</p

Generalized linear models of lifetime reproductive success, LRS (A), reproductive lifespan, longevity (B) and nestling mortality (C).

<p>Generalized linear models of lifetime reproductive success, LRS (A), reproductive lifespan, longevity (B) and nestling mortality (C).</p

Initial (A) and best (B) models of lifetime sex ratio of male common buzzards with completely known life histories (n = 94).

<p>ANOVA between initial and best model of female lifetime sex ratio χ² = 0.943, df = 2, P = 0.624, ΔAIC = 3.1.</p

Lifetime sex ratio (+SE) of (a) mothers and (b) fathers of different melanin morphs with entirely known reproductive output.

<p>Sample sizes are number of individuals of the respective class with completely known lifetime sex ratio.</p

Sex ratio of nestling buzzards hatched (a) in poor, intermediate and good territories based on their proportional occupancy and (b) in years with low, intermediate and high vole abundance to dark intermediate and light mothers.

<p>Binning into three territory quality classes is for visual purposes only. Statistical analyses were performed with the continuous variable territory quality.</p

Histograms of observed length of reproductive career in years and lifetime reproductive success (LRS, total number of fledglings) of adult female and male buzzards (# individuals) with completely known LRS and lifetime sex ratio.

<p>LRS distributions of males and females were statistically indistinguishable.</p

Properties of distributions of lifetime reproductive success (LRS, total number of fledglings produced over the individual lifetime) and length of reproductive career of adult female and male buzzards with completely sampled offspring.

<p>Properties of distributions of lifetime reproductive success (LRS, total number of fledglings produced over the individual lifetime) and length of reproductive career of adult female and male buzzards with completely sampled offspring.</p

Additional file 1: Table S1. of De novo assembly of the dual transcriptomes of a polymorphic raptor species and its malarial parasite

Sample sizes used for qPCR according to the morph of the donor buzzard and the body region of sampling. For two light and one intermediate birds both ventral and dorsal feathers were available. (DOC 29 kb