Sequential mating patterns suggest extra-pair mating is not part of a mixed reproductive strategy by female red-winged blackbirds

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1423, 1999, Pages 1027-1031

  Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extra pair mating; Mate choice; Mate switching; Red winged blackbird

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0033594672     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0739     Document Type: Article

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