Reproductive promiscuity in the splendid fairy-wren: Effects of group size and auxiliary reproduction

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 907-915

  Webster, Michael S ^a   Tarvin, Keith A ^b   Tuttle, Elaina M ^c   Pruett Jones, Stephen ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Extrapair reproduction; Malurus splendens; Microsatellites; Reproductive skew; Splendid fairy wren

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; GROUP SIZE; PASSERINE;

MALURUS; MALURUS SPLENDENS; MALURUS SPLENDENS MELANOTUS; PASSERIFORMES; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 8144222597     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh093     Document Type: Article

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