Do female zebra finches vary primary reproductive effort in relation to mate attractiveness?

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-309

  Balzer, Alison L ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0040117064     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998793066230     Document Type: Article

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