Protein supplementation decreases courtship rate in the zebra finch

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-74

  Atagan, Yusuf ^a   Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Cost of singing; Diet manipulation; Energetic costs; Honest signalling; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONDITION FACTOR; COURTSHIP; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FECUNDITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HONEST SIGNALING; MALE BEHAVIOR; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORNAMENTATION; PARENTAL CARE; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; SONGBIRD;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 83555176049     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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