Unusual sex roles in a highly promiscuous parrot: The Greater Vasa Parrot Caracopsis vasa

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Ekstrom, J M M ^a   Burke, T ^a   Randrianaina, L ^b   Birkhead, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLOR; COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPLE MATING; NATURAL SELECTION; PLUMAGE; POLYGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX ROLE; SONG; TERRITORIALITY;

PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34047181136     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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