Female choice in the penduline tit Remiz pendulinus: The effects of nest size and male mask size

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-427

  Pogány, Ákos ^a   Székely, Tamás ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct benefits; Female choice; Indirect benefits; Multiple cues; Remiz pendulinus

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; REMIZ PENDULINUS;

EID: 34250028137     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907780756021     Document Type: Article

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