Non-defendable resources affect peafowl lek organization: A male removal experiment

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-70

  Loyau, Adeline ^a,b   Jalme, Michel Saint ^b   Sorci, Gabriele ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Display site intrusion; Female preference; Hotshot; Hotspot

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERAL ORGANISM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOWL; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

PAVO;

EID: 33845288024     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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