Male boobies expel eggs when paternity is in doubt

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-21

  Osorio Beristain, M ^a   Drummond, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Expelling eggs; Infanticide; Male parental investment; Paternity uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EGG REJECTION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

SULA NEBOUXII;

EID: 0035139456     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.beheco.a000373     Document Type: Article

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