Combs and sexual selection in black grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 465-471

  Rintamäki, Pekka T ^a   Höglund, Jacob ^a   Karvonen, Eevi ^a   Alatalo, Rauno V ^b   Björklund, Niklas ^a   Lundberg, Arne ^a   Rätti, Osmo ^c   Vouti, Jyrki ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Black grouse; Combs; Copulatory success; Sexual selection; Tetrao tetrix

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; LEK; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

SWEDEN;

TETRAO TETRIX;

EID: 0033810141     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.5.465     Document Type: Article

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