Courtship Feeding and Reproductive Success in Black-Legged Kittiwakes

We assessed the relative importance of the "nutritional hypothesis" and the "copulation enhancement hypothesis" as explanations for the function of courtship feeding in Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). The nutritional hypothesis received the most support from our data....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Colonial waterbirds 1998-01, Vol.21 (1), p.73-80
Hauptverfasser:	Neuman, J., Chardine, J. W., Porter, J. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Boluses Breeding Chicks Eggs Female animals Food Male animals Mating behavior Oviposition Rissa tridactyla Sea birds
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