Effects of territorial intrusions, courtship feedings and mate fidelity on the copulation behaviour of the osprey

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 759-769

  Mougeot, F ^a,b   Thibault, J C ^c   Bretagnolle, V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Parc Naturel Régional De Corse   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; COURTSHIP; MATE FIDELITY; MATE GUARDING; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

CORSICA; FRANCE;

PANDION HALIAETUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0036435225     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.1968     Document Type: Article

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