Offspring desertion in the Magnificent Frigatebird: Are males facing a trade-off between current and future reproduction?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-341

  Osorno, José Luis ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALE BEHAVIOR; NEST DESERTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; TRADE-OFF;

FREGATA MAGNIFICENS; FREGATIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; PELECANIFORMES;

EID: 0033429274     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677005     Document Type: Article

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