The evolution of courtship display repertoire size in the dabbling ducks (Anatini)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 634-644

  Johnson, K P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas; Animal communication; Sexual selection; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; WATERFOWL;

EID: 0033912576     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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