Forehead patch size predicts the outcome of male-male competition in the pied flycatcher

Ethology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 662-670

  Järvistö, Pauliina E ^a   Laaksonen, Toni ^a   Calhim, Sara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FIGHTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; NEST BOX; ORNAMENTATION; SIGNAL; SONGBIRD; TERRITORY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84879832508     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12107     Document Type: Article

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