Polyterritoriality and the first record of polygyny in the Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva in a primeval forest

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-172

  Mitrus, Cezary ^a   Soćko, Beata ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bia owie a National Park; Ficedula parva; Hole nesters; Mating system; Polyterritoriality; Red breasted Flycatcher

Indexed keywords

OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; TERRITORIALITY;

BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

FICEDULA PARVA;

EID: 31344480908     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.040.0203     Document Type: Article

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