An extreme case of polygyny in the European StarlingSturnus vulgaris L.
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 36 (1) , 45-48
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063658909477001
Abstract
In 1986, a male Starling, breeding in a nestbox colony in Zoersel, Belgium, was paired to 5 different females whose breeding overlapped. This extreme case of polygyny is described in detail.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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