Long-term mate and territory fidelity in neotropical buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-253

  Gill, Sharon A ^a,b   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Mate choice; Mate switching opportunities; Year round territoriality

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; MATE FIDELITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVORSHIP; TERRITORIALITY; TERRITORY;

THRYOTHORUS LEUCOTIS;

EID: 33751377397     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0255-4     Document Type: Article

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