Assortative mating of Carrion Corvus corone and Hooded Crows C. cornix in the hybrid zone in eastern Germany

Ardea

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Randler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Carrion Crow; Hooded Crow; Hybrid zone; Hybridisation; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; HYBRID ZONE; HYBRIDIZATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; DRESDEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MAGDEBURG; SAXONY; SAXONY-ANHALT;

CORVIDAE; CORVUS CORONE;

EID: 34347336317     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.095.0116     Document Type: Article

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