Mate attractiveness and primary resource allocation in the zebra finch
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Primary resource allocation in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, is examined when mated to both an attractive and an unattractive male. In the first breeding round, females mated to attractive males laid heavier eggs, and there was a positive relation between female mass and egg mass.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
United States, Sexual behavior, Sexual behavior in animals, Animal sexual behavior, Zebra finch, Animal sexual behaviour
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Multiple functions to duet singing: hidden conflicts and apparent cooperation
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Occurrence and role of duet singing in primates and birds is discussed. Functions of duet singing in Thryothorus modestus zeledoni, a subspecies of wren, are presented.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
United Kingdom, Behavior, Birds, Primates, Animal vocalizations, Bird songs, Animal vocalization
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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