Comparison of the mating systems and breeding behavior of a resident and a migratory tropical flycatcher

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-49

  Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a   Morton, Eugene S ^a,b   Woolfenden, Bonnie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding synchrony; Elaenia chiriquensis; Elaenia flavogaster; Extra pair fertilizations; Lesser Elaenia; Nesting behavior; Song rates; Yellow bellied Elaenia

Indexed keywords

ELAENIA; ELAENIA CHIRIQUENSIS; ELAENIA FLAVOGASTER;

EID: 33847367025     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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