Brood desertion in Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus: An experimental test of parental quality and remating opportunities

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 749-755

  Székely, Tamás ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

BROOD DESERTION; KENTISH PLOVER; PARENTAL QUALITY; POLYANDRY;

EID: 0030303886     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb08832.x     Document Type: Article

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