An investigation of mate choice based on manipulation of multiple ornaments in Kentish plovers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 703-709

  Lendvai, Ádám Z ^a,b   Kis, János ^b   Székely, Tamás ^c   Cuthill, Innes C ^d  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; SIGNAL;

ANIMALIA; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 1842579220     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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