The evolution of infidelity in socially monogamous passerines: Neglected components of direct and indirect selection

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-281

  Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extrapair paternity; Genetic compatibility; Genetically loaded raffle; Polyandry; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FITNESS; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; PASSERINE; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AVES;

EID: 33846602268     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510601     Document Type: Review

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