Sexual imprinting on continuous variation: Do female zebra finches prefer or avoid unfamiliar sons of their foster parents?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1274-1280

  Schielzeth, H ^a   Burger, C ^a   Bolund, E ^a   Forstmeier, W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect benefits; Female choice; Inbreeding avoidance; Kin recognition; Phenotypic flexibility; Sexual imprinting

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; IMPRINTING; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; KIN RECOGNITION; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; FINCH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEARNING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENETIC VARIATION; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 49549088311     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01568.x     Document Type: Article

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