Mate preference: A possible causal mechanism for a moving hybrid zone

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-500

  Bronson, C L ^a   Grubb Jr , Thomas C ^a   Sattler, Gene D ^b   Braun, Michael J ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HYBRID; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

CAROLINENSIS; PARIDAE; POECILE; POECILE ATRICAPILLUS; POECILE CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0038375064     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2103     Document Type: Article

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