Carry-over effects of male extra-pair copulation opportunity on biparental effort in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2049-2059

  Hill, Davina L ^a,b   Lindström, Jan ^a   Nager, Ruedi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Compensation; EPC; Incubation; Negotiation; Sealed bid; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; COPULATION; DECISION MAKING; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FITNESS; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 80054005990     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1214-2     Document Type: Article

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