Effects of maternal quality and mating status on female reproductive success in the polygynous spotless starling

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-206

  Moreno, Juan ^a   Veiga, José P ^a   Romasanta, Marta ^a   Sánchez, Sara ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; STURNUS; STURNUS UNICOLOR; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0036398062     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3060     Document Type: Article

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