Lack of mate-guarding in a territorial passerine bird with a low intensity of sperm competition, the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 134-145

  Chek, Andrew A ^b   Lifjeld, Jan T ^a   Robertson, Raleigh J ^b  

^a Zoological Museum   (Norway)

^b NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0029810849     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01111.x     Document Type: Article

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