Effects of behavioural time budgets and nest-building efficiency on male reproductive performance in red bishops (Euplectes orix)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Metz, Markus ^a,b   Geberzahn, Nicole ^a,c   Hansen, Lars H ^a,d   Klump, Georg M ^a   Friedl, Thomas W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Højenhald 3 st tv   (Denmark)

Author keywords

General activity; Male quality; Nest building behaviour; Reproductive performance; Time budget analysis; Trade off; Weaverbird

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; COURTSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TRADE-OFF;

EUPLECTES ORIX;

EID: 34047153930     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0111-3     Document Type: Article

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