Mate fidelity in monogamous birds: A re-examination of the Procellariiformes

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 235-246

  Bried, Joël ^b   Pontier, Dominique ^a   Jouventin, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; LONGEVITY; MATE FIDELITY; MONOGAMY; NEST SITE;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 0037266935     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2045     Document Type: Article

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