Seizing the opportunity: Subordinate male fowl respond rapidly to variation in social context

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 996-1004

  Wilson, David R ^a,c   Nelson, Ximena J ^b   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; DOMINANCE; GAMEBIRD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 69949099872     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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