Factors contributing to male mating success in the polygynous dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1361-1381

  Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Extra pair paternity; Good parent; Male male competition; Morphology

Indexed keywords

PHYLLOSCOPUS FUSCATUS;

EID: 0036772090     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853902321104208     Document Type: Article

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