Polygyny in great reed warblers: A long-term study of factors contributing to male fitness

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2376-2390

  Hasselquist, Dennis ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus arundinaceus; Direct benefits; DNA fingerprinting; Genetic quality; Lifetime reproductive success; Mating system; Offspring survival; Paternity analysis; Polygyny; Song repertoire; Sweden, southern; Territory acquisition

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; MALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; PASSERIFORMES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0031658025     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2376:PIGRWA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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