Male brush-turkeys attempt sexual coercion in unusual circumstances

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 180-186

  Wells, David A ^a   Jones, Darryl N ^b   Bulger, David ^a   Brown, Culum ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alectura lathami; Behavioural syndrome; Megapode; Sexual coercion; Sexual harassment; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIRD; COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE ATTRACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL COERCION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL LIFE; TURKEY (BIRD); ANIMAL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COERCION; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TURKEYS;

EID: 84903885919     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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