Reproductive success and symmetry in zebra finches

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 203-210

  Swaddle, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; ZEBRA FINCH;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0029669148     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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