Genetic estimates of annual and lifetime reproductive success in male Red-winged Blackbirds

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 884-896

  Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a   Boag, Peter T ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; DNA fingerprinting; Extra pair mating; Geographical variation; Lifetime success; Longevity; Red winged Blackbird; Reproductive success; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

LIFETIME REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CANADA; USA, WASHINGTON;

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS;

EID: 0030616850     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0884:GEOAAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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