Laying-order effects on sperm numbers and on paternity: Comparing three passerine birds with different life histories

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-190

  Johnsen, Arild ^a   Carter, Kim L ^b   Delhey, Kaspar ^b,c   Lifjeld, Jan T ^a   Robertson, Raleigh J ^d   Kempenaers, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copulation behaviour; Extra pair paternity; Fertility; Sperm; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COPULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; MEMBRANE; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; LUSCINIA SVECICA; PASSERIFORMES; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 84855887941     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1265-4     Document Type: Article

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