A functional analysis of territorial behavior in breeding buffleheads
In this study, I investigate the adaptive significance and consequences of territorial behavior in buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) . The aims are: (1) to test the hypotheses that territorial males defend the food supply, the female or the nest site, (2) to test the hypothesis that brooding females d...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25792 |