Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 467-470

  Fernández, Gustavo J ^a   Mermoz, Myriam E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HAREM; MATE GUARDING; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342563086     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-060     Document Type: Article

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