Polyandry and competition for territories in bronze-winged jacanas

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 928-939

  Butchart, Stuart H M ^b,c   Seddon, Nathalie ^b   Ekstrom, Jonathan M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Harem size; Removal experiments; Sex role reversal; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POLYANDRY; TERRITORIALITY; WADER;

METOPIDIUS INDICUS;

EID: 0032850395     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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