Plumage color and food availability affect male reproductive success in a socially monogamous bird

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-72

  O'Brien, Erin L ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extrapair paternity; Food availability; Mountain bluebird; Plumage color

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOOD AVAILABILITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; MONOGAMY; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES;

EID: 79952502402     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq167     Document Type: Article

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