Commentary on review by Boogert et al.: Some problems facing females

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-462

  Madden, J R ^a   Isden, J ^a   Dingle, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bowerbirds; cognition; mate choice

Indexed keywords

PTILONORHYNCHIDAE;

EID: 79955382691     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr004     Document Type: Note

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