Principles of females' perspectives in aman behavioral ecology

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-102

  Gowaty, Patricia Adah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001877858     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677302     Document Type: Article

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