Reproductive Success of Dunnocks, Prunella modularis, in a Variable Mating System. II. Conflicts of Interest Among Breeding Adults
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 55 (1) , 139-154
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4698
Abstract
(1) Male dunnocks have greatest reproductive success with polygyny and least with cooperative polyandry. The reverse is true for females, who have least success...This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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