High incubation investment of females paired to attractive males in barn swallows

Ornithological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c not available   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential parental investment; Hirundo rustica; Male ornaments; Parental care; Post mating sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871436731     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.11.1     Document Type: Article

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