Sexual dimorphism, dispersal patterns, and breeding biology of the Taiwan Yuhina: A joint-nesting passerine

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 558-562

  Yuan, Hsiao Wei ^a   Shen, G Feng ^a,b   Hung, Hisn Yi ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Taipei Zoo   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MULTIPLE BROODING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; OVERWINTERING; PASSERINE; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MEIFENG; TAIWAN;

PASSERIFORMES; YUHINA; YUHINA BRUNNEICEPS;

EID: 33751044652     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-809.1     Document Type: Article

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