Low extrapair paternity in the Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens)

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 252-256

  Petren, Kenneth ^a   Grant, B Rosemary ^a   Grant, Peter R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSPIZA SCANDENS;

EID: 0033003907     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089475     Document Type: Article

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