Assortative versus disassortative mating preferences of female zebra finches based on self-referent phenotype matching

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1927-1934

  Schielzeth, Holger ^a   Burger, Claudia ^a   Bolund, Elisabeth ^a   Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

armpit effect; disassortative mating; female choice; genetic compatibility; genetic similarity; inbreeding avoidance; offspring heterozygosity; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BIRD; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 56049097411     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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