Benefits of early arrival at breeding grounds vary between males

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Vogelwarte Radolfzell ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Condition; Prior ownership; Resource holding power; Territory quality; Value asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; HABITAT QUALITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PRIOR RESIDENCE; RESOURCE-HOLDING POTENTIAL;

AVES; PHYLLOSCOPUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS FUSCATUS;

EID: 0036194434     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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