Polygyny and extra-pair paternity in a population of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 571-578

  Pearson, Talima ^a   Whitfield, Mary J ^b   Theimer, Tad C ^a   Keim, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Sierra Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Extra pair offspring; Microsatellite; Polygyny; Reproductive success; Willow Flycatcher

Indexed keywords

EMPIDONAX TRAILLII; SALIX;

EID: 33748060505     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[571:PAEPIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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