A new approach to understanding the evolutionary conditions leading to colonial breeding: A comparison of colonial breeding with solitary territorial breeding and solitary non-territorial breeding

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Mikami, Osamu K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

COLONIAL BREEDING; EVOLUTION;

EID: 33644829519     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03726.x     Document Type: Review

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