Mating strategies in the rock sparrow petronia petronia: The role of female quality

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-398

  Griggio, M ^a   Tavecchia, G ^b   Biddau, L ^c   Mingozzi, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Istitut Mediterrani d'Estudis A   (Spain)

^c Corso Montecucco 154 ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Individual traits; Mating strategy; Petronia petronia; Polygyny Threshold Model

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POLYGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

PASSERIFORMES; PETRONIA; PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 1642436429     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522665     Document Type: Article

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