Analysis of extra-pair paternity and conspecific brood parasitism in mallards Anas platyrhynchos using non-invasive techniques

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 551-557

  Kreisinger, Jakub ^a   Munclinger, Pavel ^a   Javůrková, Veronika ^a   Albrecht, Tomáš ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COPULATION; EGGSHELL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HATCHING; MATE CHOICE; MEMBRANE; PATERNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SPERM COMPETITION; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 77956734179     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05002.x     Document Type: Article

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