Extreme levels of multiple mating characterize the mating system of the saltmarsh sparrow (ammodramus caudacutus)

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-307

  Hill, Christopher E ^a   Gjerdrum, Carina ^b,c   Elphick, Chris S ^b  

^a E Craig Wall Sr College of Business Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammodramus caudacutus; Mating system; Paternity; Polyandry; Promisc

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIRD; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SALTMARSH; SYNCHRONY;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 77951907706     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09055     Document Type: Article

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