Is extrapair mating random? On the probability distribution of extrapair young in avian broods

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 895-904

  Brommer, Jon E ^a   Korsten, Peter ^b   Bouwman, Karen M ^b   Berg, Mathew L ^b,c   Komdeur, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrapair copulation (EPC); Likelihood; Mate choice; Null model; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MODELING; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 34548454875     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm049     Document Type: Article

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