Predicting polygynous settlement while incorporating varying female competitive strength

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-267

  Grønstøl, Gaute Bø ^a   Byrkjedal, Ingvar ^a   Fiksen, Øyvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competition; Cost compensation; Mating system; Polygyny; Settlement order; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS CAERULEUS; STURNUS VULGARIS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 0242417462     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.2.257     Document Type: Article

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