Breeding synchrony and paternity in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 211-218

  Saino, N ^a   Primmer, C R ^b   Ellegren, H ^b   Moller A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding density; Breeding synchrony; Hirundo rustica; Male ornaments; Mate guarding; Paternity

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0032926497     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050555     Document Type: Article

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