Effects of social and extra-pair mating on sexual selection in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1420-1434

  Schlicht, Emmi ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bateman gradient; Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus); Fitness components; Mating system; Opportunity for selection; Sibship analysis

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MATE CHOICE; POPULATION; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84876877151     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12073     Document Type: Article

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