Breeding density, cuckoldry risk and copulation behaviour during the fertile period in raptors: A comparative analysis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1067-1076

  Mougeot, François ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPULATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR;

AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 3042697352     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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