Female Japanese quail that 'eavesdrop' on fighting males prefer losers to winners

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 399-407

  Ophir, Alexander G ^a   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; GAMEBIRD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0042570755     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2230     Document Type: Article

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