Absence of protandry in the spring migration of a population of Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 715-720

  Edwards, Darryl B ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SITE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MIGRATION; PROTANDRY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; SPRING (SEASON);

AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 35048815522     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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