Sexual conflict over care: Antagonistic effects of clutch desertion on reproductive success of male and female penduline tits

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1739-1744

  Szentirmai, I ^a,d   Szekely T ^b,e   Komdeur, J ^c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Ferto Hanság És Orségi National Park   (Hungary)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertion; Parental care; Remiz pendulinus; Reproductive success; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; MULTIPLE MATING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

PASSERIFORMES; REMIZ PENDULINUS;

EID: 34547871635     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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