The social and genetic mating system in flickers linked to partially reversed sex roles

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 453-458

  Wiebe, Karen L ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extrapair paternity; Intraspecific brood parasitism; Mating system; Polyandry; Woodpecker

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; NESTLING; PARASITISM; PARENTAL CARE; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX REVERSAL; SEX ROLE;

AVES; COLAPTES; COLAPTES AURATUS; PICIDAE;

EID: 64949155111     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn138     Document Type: Article

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