The cost of polygyny - Definitions and applications

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-352

  Bensch, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGYNY; POLYGYNY THRESHOLD MODEL; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0030690238     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676949     Document Type: Review

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