Copulatory behaviour and paternity determined by DNA fingerprinting in kestrels: Effects of cyclic food abundance

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 945-955

  Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Lahti, Katriina ^a   May, Celia A ^b   Parkin, David T ^b   Powell, Gemma B ^b   Tolonen, Pasi ^c   Wetton, Jon H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; KESTREL; MATE GUARDING; PATERNITY; PATERNITY INSURANCE;

FINLAND;

FALCO TINNUNCULUS; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 0029753713     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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