Pair-bonding in birds and the active role of females: A critical review of the empirical evidence

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 83-92

  Cézilly, Frank ^a   Préault, Marina ^a   Dubois, Frédérique ^a   Faivre, Bruno ^a   Patris, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Avian monogamy; Better option hypothesis; Divorce; Female female aggression; Mate fidelity

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PAIR BOND; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; COPULATION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES;

EID: 0034609909     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(00)00120-0     Document Type: Article

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