Mechanisms of mate investment in the polygamous fowl, gallus gallus

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 755-762

  Wilson, David R ^a   McDonald, Paul G ^a   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BLOOD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POULTRY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX HORMONE; STEROID;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77955129116     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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