Female mallard mating preferences for multiple male ornaments: II. Experimental variation

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 361-366

  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; Male male competition; Mate choice; Multiple ornaments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030474281     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050301     Document Type: Article

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