Sharing mates and nest boxes is associated with female "Friendship" in european starlings, Sturnus vulgaris

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Henry, Laurence ^a   Bourguet, Cécile ^a,b   Coulon, Marion ^a   Aubry, Christine ^a   Hausberger, Martine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Bureau d'Études et Travaux de Recherche en Éthologie   (France)

^c Station Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Mate choice; Polygyny; Social bonding; Song sharing; Starlings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARLING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARLINGS;

EID: 84880991306     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029975     Document Type: Article

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