Does female aggression prevent polygyny? An experiment with pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 403-410

  Slagsvold, Tore ^a   Dale, Svein ^a,b   Lampe, Helene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female aggression; Ficedula hypoleuca; Mate choice; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0033033781     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050577     Document Type: Article

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