Social feedback and attractiveness in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2015-2020

  Royle, Nick J ^a,b   Pike, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Mate choice; Monogamy; Social behaviour; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 78549294479     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1013-1     Document Type: Article

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