Behavioural Ecology: Cuckolder Eggs Come First

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRTH ORDER; BODY CONSTITUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRTH ORDER; BODY CONSTITUTION; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 65449177562     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.028     Document Type: Short Survey

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