Mate acquisition in the european blackbird and its implications for sexual strategies

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-260

  Creighton, Emma ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European blackbird; Mate choice; Social constraint; Territory

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0034851458     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522774     Document Type: Article

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