Phenotypic correlates and survival consequences of male mating success in lek-mating greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1377-1388

  Nooker, Jacqueline K ^a,b   Sandercock, Brett K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galliformes; Life history trade off; Mate choice; Reproduction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

GALLIFORMES; TETRAONIDAE; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO;

EID: 44949210431     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0566-8     Document Type: Article

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