Male ornamentation, timing of breeding, and cost of polygyny in the collared flycatcher
Highly ornamented males are often thought to be better able to provide females with resources, parental assistance, or good genes. Individual variation in such male abilities may override the costs of polygyny and therefore largely explain within-population variation in mating patterns. We investiga...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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