Extra-pair mating tactics and vocal behavior of female Acadian Flycatchers

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 653-661

  Hung, Stephanie ^a   Tarof, Scott A ^a   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acadian Flycatcher; Empidonax virescens; Extra pair copulations; Mating system; Off territory forays; Sexual conflict; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS;

EID: 77249108444     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.090082     Document Type: Article

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