Mating systems, sperm competition, and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in birds

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 161-175

  Dunn, Peter O ^a   Whittingham, Linda A ^a   Pitcher, Trevor E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Extrapair mating; Independent contrasts; Life history evolution; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0035118198     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01281.x     Document Type: Article

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