Polygyny and extra-pair paternity enhance the opportunity for sexual selection in blue tits

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 741-752

  Vedder, Oscar ^a   Komdeur, Jan ^a   van der Velde, Marco ^a   Schut, Elske ^a   Magrath, Michael J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Zoos Victoria ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Compatible genes; Extra pair fertilisations; Female choice; Male male competition; Mating system; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; POLYGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 79952705079     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1078-x     Document Type: Article

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