Spatial distribution of nests constrains the strength of sexual selection in a warbler

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1392-1405

  Taff, C C ^a   Freeman Gallant, C R ^b   Dunn, P O ^c   Whittingham, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependent; Extra pair paternity; Sexual selection; Territory fidelity

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENSITY-DEPENDENT; EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; NESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; TERRITORY FIDELITY; UNITED STATES;

DENSITY-DEPENDENT; EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; TERRITORY FIDELITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NEW YORK; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS;

GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS; PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX;

EID: 84880703912     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12141     Document Type: Article

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