Sexual differences in moult-breeding overlap and female reproductive costs in pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 429-436

  Hemborg, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brood desertion; Cost of reproduction; Moult breeding overlap; Sexual conflict; Survival probability

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0032990287     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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