Extra-pair fertilizations contribute to selection on secondary male ornamentation in a socially monogamous passerine

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2020-2030

  Albrecht, T ^a,b   Vinkler, M ^a,b   Schnitzer, J ^b   PolAkovA R ^a   Munclinger, P ^b   Bryja, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Extra pair paternity; Sexual selection; Variance in fitness; Within pair reproductive success

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MONOGAMY; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SELECTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEATHER; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; FEATHERS; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CARPODACUS ERYTHRINUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 70349223022     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01815.x     Document Type: Article

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