An experimental increase in female mass during the fertile phase leads to higher levels of extra-pair paternity in pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2771-z
Abstract: Female mass in most altricial birds reaches its maximum during breeding at egg laying, which coincides temporally with the fertile phase when extra-pair paternity (EPP) is determined. Higher mass at laying may have two different… read more here.
Keywords: female mass; fertile phase; mass; extra pair ... See more keywords