Divorce in common murres (Uria aalge): Relationship to parental quality

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-230

  Moody, Allison T ^a,b   Wilhelm, Sabina I ^a   Cameron MacMillan, Maureen L ^a   Walsh, Carolyn J ^a   Storey, Anne E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Better option; Breeding success; Common murre; Divorce; Parental behavior

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; MATE FIDELITY; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; URIA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 12844276843     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0856-8     Document Type: Article

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