Extra-Pair Paternity in Birds: Causes, Correlates, and Conflict

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 34, Issue , 2003, Pages 365-396

  Westneat, David F ^a   Stewart, Ian R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative approach; Extra pair copulation; Game theory; Reproductive strategy; Selection theory; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; GAME THEORY; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AVES;

EID: 0842301557     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132439     Document Type: Review

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