Nesting Ecology of the Little Blue Heron: Promiscuous Behavior
Author:
- David F. WerschkulDWDavid F. Werschkul
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Ornithological Applications
- Vol. 84 (4) , 381-384
Abstract
Sixty-four extramarital copulations were observed from 1976-1978 in a nesting colony of Little Blue Herons (Florida caerulea). In almost all cases the male and ...Keywords
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