Paternity and paternal care in the polygynandrous Smith's longspur

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Briskie, James V ^a,b   Montgomerie, Robert ^a   Põldmaa, Tarmo ^a   Boag, Peter T ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birds; DNA profiling; Mating systems; Parental care; Paternity

Indexed keywords

MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; PATERNITY;

CALCARIUS PICTUS;

EID: 0031708273     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050479     Document Type: Article

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