Context-dependent genetic benefits of extra-pair mate choice in a socially monogamous passerine

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 775-782

  O'Brien, Erin L ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context dependence; Extra pair paternity; Fitness consequences; Good genes; Tachycineta bicolor

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLEDGING; GENE; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PROTOCALLIPHORA; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 33847688562     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0308-8     Document Type: Article

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