Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 926-934

  Tomás, Gustavo ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a   Martínez De La Puente, Josué ^a,b   Moreno, Juan ^a   Morales, Judith ^a   Rivero De Aguilar, Juan ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

differential allocation; extended phenotype; female ornamentation; green plants; greenery; nest building; nest size; parental investment; risk taking; trappability.

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD PROVISIONING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTLING; ORNAMENTATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 84879084283     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art015     Document Type: Article

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