Performance in cognitive and problem-solving tasks in male spotted bowerbirds does not correlate with mating success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 829-838

  Isden, Jess ^a   Panayi, Carmen ^a   Dingle, Caroline ^a   Madden, Joah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Free living; Mate choice; Ptilonorhynchus maculatus; Reproductive success; Sexual selection; Spotted bowerbird

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVITY; COGNITION; LEARNING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MEMORY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CHLAMYDERA MACULATA; PTILONORHYNCHIDAE; PTILONORHYNCHUS;

EID: 84884354498     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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