Factors influencing mate guarding and territory defence in the stitchbird (hihi) Notiomystis cincta

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-242

  Low, Matthew ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Extra pair copulation; Forced copulation; Harassment; Male intrusion; Mate guarding; Paternity assurance; Polygyny; Sexual coercion; Sexual conflict; Territory size

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; MATE GUARDING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND;

ANTHORNIS MELANURA; AVES; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA;

EID: 26244442511     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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