Nice guys finish last: Same-sex sexual behavior and pairing success in male budgerigars

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 775-782

  Abbassi, Puya ^a   Burley, Nancy Tyler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

courtship practice hypothesis; iris prominence; leadership assessment hypothesis; parrots; same sex sexual behavior; social foraging

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; COURTSHIP; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; PAIR BOND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84862850033     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars030     Document Type: Article

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