Female mating preferences in red junglefowl: A meta-analysis

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-72

  Parker, T H ^a   Ligon, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallus; Mate choice; Multiple ornaments

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; META-ANALYSIS; ORNAMENTATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0038678003     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522691     Document Type: Article

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