Protandry and sexual dimorphism in trans-Saharan migratory birds

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 592-601

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Spina, Fernando ^b   Saino, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrival date; Bird migration; Comparative analysis; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRD; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PROTANDRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPERM COMPETITION;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042741208     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh048     Document Type: Article

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