Reproductive consequences of bilateral asymmetry for individual male red-winged blackbirds

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-242

  Dufour, Kevin W ^a   Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Bilateral symmetry; Extrapair mating; Harem size; Paternity; Red winged blackbird; Reproductive success; Territory acquisition; Territory quality

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL ASYMMETRY; BIRD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MERULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031838733     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.3.232     Document Type: Article

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