Mate choice for genetic quality: A test of the heterozygosity and compatibility hypotheses in a lek-breeding bird

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-210

  Ryder, T B ^a   Tori, W P ^a   Blake, J G ^a   Loiselle, B A ^a   Parker, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Genetic quality; Good genes; Heterozygosity; Lekking; Mate choice; Pipra filicauda; Territory acquisition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GENE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MATE CHOICE; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

AMAZON BASIN; ECUADOR;

AVES; PIPRA FILICAUDA; PIPRIDAE;

EID: 76749123379     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp176     Document Type: Article

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