Male nest-building behaviour and mating success in the red bishop (Euplectes orix)

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 771-794

  Metz, Markus ^a   Klump, Georg M ^a   Friedl, Thomas W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Mating success; Nest characteristics; Nest quality; Nest building behaviour

Indexed keywords

EUPLECTES ORIX;

EID: 70249119674     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X446208     Document Type: Article

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