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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Format: | Doctoral dissertation |
Language: | eng |
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1993
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Online Access: | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/76682 |