Low levels of extra-pair paternity in southern emu-wrens (Aves:Maluridae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-84

  Maguire, Grainne S ^a,b   Mulder, Raoul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Birds Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

AVES; MALURIDAE; STIPITURUS MALACHURUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 54949153067     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08047     Document Type: Article

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