Division of labour during incubation in a woodpecker Colaptes auratus with reversed sex roles and facultative polyandry

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Wiebe, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incubation; Northern Flicker; Parental care; Sex roles; Woodpecker

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY CONDITION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; INCUBATION; LABOR DIVISION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX REVERSAL; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

AVES; COLAPTES AURATUS; PICIDAE;

EID: 37849016568     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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