Polygynandry, face-to-face copulation and sperm competition in the Hihi Notiomystis cincta (Aves: Meliphagidae)

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 765-771

  Castro, I ^a   Minot, E O ^a   Fordham, R A ^a   Birkhead, T R ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; ENTEROBACTER; GLOMERA; MELIPHAGIDAE; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA;

COPULATION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FACE-TO-FACE COPULATION; HIHI; POLYGYNANDRY; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0030304797     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb08834.x     Document Type: Article

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