Polyterritorial polygyny in the pied flycatcher

After having attracted their first female most pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) males establish a second, spatially separate, territory and attempt to attract a second female there. Some males succeed in attracting the second female. Polygynous mating is costly for a secondary female since males...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rätti, Osmo
Other Authors: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Doctoral dissertation
Language:eng
Published: 1993
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/76682