Food supplementation affects extrapair paternity in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Extrapair paternity (EPP) is common among birds, but the reasons why it varies within and among species are less clear. In particular, few studies have experimentally examined how food availability influences paternity and sexual behavior. We manipulated food supply in a nest-box population of house...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 2003-09, Vol.14 (5), p.730-735
Hauptverfasser:	Václav, Radovan, Hoi, Herbert, Blomqvist, Donald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	extrapair paternity female behavior food supplementation house sparrows Passer domesticus
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