Interspecific variation in relative brain size is not correlated with intensity of sexual selection in waterfowl (Anseriformes)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 311-321

  Guay, P J ^a   Iwaniuk, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BRAIN; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PAIR BOND; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES;

EID: 62549121261     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08082     Document Type: Article

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