Sexual conflict in waterfowl: Why do females resist extrapair copulations?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-192

  Adler, Margo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Female resistance; Forced extrapair copulation; Indirect benefits; Sexual conflict; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INJURY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; PERCEPTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELECTION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 72649092699     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp160     Document Type: Review

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