Male phenotype predicts extra-pair paternity in pied flycatchers

Behaviour

Volumn 148, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 691-712

  Canal, David ^a   Potti, Jaime ^a   Dávila, José A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extra pair paternity; male phenotype; pied flycatcher; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 79959457502     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579511X573917     Document Type: Article

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