Female control of copulations to maximize male help: A comparison of polygynandrous alpine accentors, Prunella collaris, and dunnocks, P. modularis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-47

  Davies, N B ^a,b   Hartley, I R ^a   Hatchwell, B J ^a,c   Langmore, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNELLA COLLARIS; PRUNELLA MODULARIS;

ALPINE ACCENTOR; DUNNOCK; POLYGYNANDRY; TERRITORY DEFENCE;

EID: 0029669141     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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