Field Studies of Parental Care in Birds. New Data Focus Questions on Variation among Females

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue C, 1996, Pages 477-531

  Gowaty, Patricia Adair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956775245     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60341-1     Document Type: Article

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