Female mating status and reproductive success in the great reed warbler: Is there a potential cost of polygyny that requires compensation?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-296

  Bensch, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus arundinaceus; Adult survival; Polygyny threshold model; Recruits; Territory quality

Indexed keywords

GREAT REED WARBLER; POLYGYNY THRESHOLD MODEL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

SWEDEN;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; SYLVIIDAE;

EID: 0029750367     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5875     Document Type: Article

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