Experimental evaluation of sex differences in territory acquisition in a cooperatively breeding bird

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Eikenaar, Cas ^a,b   Richardson, David S ^c,d   Brouwer, Lyanne ^a   Bristol, Rachel ^d   Komdeur, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus sechellensis; Age related dominance; Cooperative breeding; Female choice; Intrasexual competition; Natal dispersal

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NATAL DISPERSAL; PASSERINE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ACROCEPHALUS SECHELLENSIS; AVES;

EID: 58149218339     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn136     Document Type: Article

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