Extra-pair fertilizations in the Sedge Warbler

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 134-144

  Langefors, Åsa ^a   Hasselquist, Dennis ^a   Von Schantz, Torbjörn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MATING SYSTEM; SWEDEN;

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; GENETIC BENEFIT; MATE QUALITY;

SWEDEN;

ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS;

EID: 0031809582     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677191     Document Type: Article

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