Male phenotype, fertility, and the pursuit of extra-pair copulations by female birds

1994/07/22 · 32 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Plant and animal studies #Avian ecology and behavior

paper · doi:10.1098/rspb.1994.0089

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