Hybridization, sexual imprinting, and mate choice

American Naturalist

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-28

  Grant, Peter R ^a   Rosemary Grant, B ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL IMPRINTING;

PACIFIC, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ISLA DAPHNE MAJOR;

GEOSPIZA FORTIS; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA; GEOSPIZA SCANDENS;

EID: 0030619656     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285976     Document Type: Article

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