Female mate choice based on territory quality in barn swallows

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-150

  Hasegawa, Masaru ^a   Arai, Emi ^b   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a   Nakamura, Masahiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hirundo rustica gutturalis; Mate preference; Mating advantage; Old nests; Territory choice

Indexed keywords

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA GUTTURALIS;

EID: 84855908977     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0307-8     Document Type: Article

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