Monogamy with exceptions: Social and genetic mating system in a bird species with high paternal investment

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1099-1120

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

Extra pair fertilizations; Monogamy; Parental care; Polyandry; Three toed woodpecker; Woodpeckers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PICIDAE; PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 31144469043     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853905774405281     Document Type: Article

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