Effect of female brooding behaviour on male mate choice in Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 397-403

  Ruscio, Michael G ^a,b   Adkins Regan, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD REARING; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0037327009     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2055     Document Type: Article

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