Sexual conflict and parental care in magnificent frigatebirds: Full compensation by deserted females

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 337-342

  Osorno, José Luis ^a   Székely, Tamás ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; SEABIRD; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

AVES; FREGATA; FREGATA MAGNIFICENS; FREGATIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242667140     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.06.027     Document Type: Article

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