Patterns of courtship behavior and ejaculate characteristics in male red-winged blackbirds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-171

  Westneat, David F ^a   McGraw, Lisa A ^a,c   Fraterrigo, Jennifer M ^a,d   Birkhead, Tim R ^b   Fletcher, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c General Delivery   (Australia)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Extra pair copulation; Fertilization; Red winged blackbirds; Sexual conflict; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS;

EID: 0031823153     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050477     Document Type: Article

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