Cooperative breeding by alpine accentors Prunella collaris: Polygynandry, territoriality and multiple paternity

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-51

  Heer, Lorenz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ACCENTOR; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PATERNITY; POLYGYNANDRY; TERRITORIALITY;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

PRUNELLA COLLARIS;

EID: 0029777025     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01651498     Document Type: Article

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