Eggs of a female Japanese quail are more likely to be fertilized by a male that she prefers

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-256

  Persaud, Kamini N ^a,b   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUAIL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUAIL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 19944366049     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.119.3.251     Document Type: Article

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