Mate guarding in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor): Timing and duration pattern in intermediate breeding pairs

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-134

  Deceuninck, Bernard ^a   Peris, Salvador J ^b   Calvo, Jesús M ^b   Pascual, Juan A ^c   De La Cruz Cardiel, Pedro J ^b  

^a La Corderie Royale   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermediate clutch; Male behaviour; Sturnus unicolor

Indexed keywords

ESCORTING; MATE GUARDING; SPOTLESS STARLING;

STURNUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 0030809287     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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