Mate fidelity and coloniality in waterbirds: A comparative analysis

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-440

  Dubois, Frédérique ^a   Cézilly, Frank ^a   Pagel, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Better option hypothesis; Coloniality; Comparative method; Monogamy; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

COLONY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEABIRD; WADER;

EID: 0031667401     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050607     Document Type: Article

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