Extra-pair mate choice in the female great tit Parus major: Good males or compatible males

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-359

  Kawano, Katsura M ^a,b   Yamaguchi, Noriyuki ^a,c   Kasuya, Eiiti ^a   Yahara, Tetsukazu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Civil Engineering and Eco Technology Consultants   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compatible genes; Criterion of female choice; Extra pair mating; Genetic similarity; Good genes; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 70349513936     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0126-8     Document Type: Article

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