Polyandry and Sex Ratio in the Song Sparrow

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 395-398

  Janssen, Michael H ^a   Arcese, Peter ^a   Sloan, Mark S ^a   Jewell, Kelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE MATING; PARENTAL CARE; POLYANDRY; SEX RATIO; SONGBIRD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANDARTE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 45149093737     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-143.1     Document Type: Article

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