Aerobatic components in the song-flight display of male lapwings Vanellus vanellus as cues in female choice

Ardea

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-55

  Grønstøl, Gaute B Ø ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

breeding; courtship; male display; performance; polygyny; Vanellus vanellus

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY; FEMALE CHOICE; LAPWING; MATE CHOICE; SONG FLIGHT;

VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 0030301940     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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