Female mallard mating preferences for multiple male ornaments: I. Natural variation

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 353-360

  Omland, Kevin E ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Fleshy ornaments; Mate choice; Multiple ornaments; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030459449     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050300     Document Type: Article

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