Alarm calling best predicts mating and reproductive success in ornamented male fowl, Gallus gallus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-554

  Wilson, David R ^a   Bayly, Karen L ^a   Nelson, Ximena J ^a   Gillings, Michael ^a   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alarm call; fowl; Gallus gallus; ornament; paternity; referential signal; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; DOMINANCE; GAMEBIRD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PATERNITY; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 49149104391     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.03.026     Document Type: Article

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