Reproductive anatomy and indices of quality in male Tree Swallows: The potential reproductive role of floaters

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-81

  Peer, Katharina ^a   Robertson, Raleigh J ^b   Kempenaers, Bart ^a,c  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 0033970521     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2000)117[0074:RAAIOQ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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