Sex-specific associations between nest defence, exploration and breathing rate in breeding pied flycatchers

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 492-501

  Krams, Indrikis A ^a,b,c   Vrublevska, Jolanta ^a   Sepp, Tuul ^b   Abolins Abols, Mikus ^d   Rantala, Markus J ^c   Mierauskas, Pranas ^e   Krama, Tatjana ^a  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Boldness; Breathing rate; Mobbing; Neophobia; Novel object test; Pied flycatcher; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORRELATION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; MOBBING; NEST SITE; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 84898058316     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12222     Document Type: Article

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