Classical polyandry found in the three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-114

  Pechacek, Peter ^a   Michalek, Klaus G ^b   Winkler, Hans ^c   Blomqvist, Donald ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Östereichischer Naturschutzbund Landesgruppe Burgenland   (Austria)

^c KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Parental quality; Simultaneous; Social polyandry; Woodpeckers

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; POLYANDRY;

BAVARIA; BERCHTESGADEN NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

PICIDAE; PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 31144468673     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0026-4     Document Type: Article

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