Mate preference of female blue tits varies with experimental photoperiod.

Organisms use environmental cues to time their life-cycles and among these cues, photoperiod is the main trigger of reproductive behaviours such as territory defence or song activity. Whether photoperiod is also important for another behaviour closely associated with reproduction, mate choice, is un...

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Main Authors: Laura B Reparaz, Kees van Oers, Marc Naguib, Claire Doutrelant, Marcel E Visser, Samuel P Caro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3966787?pdf=render