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The first case of successful polyterritorial polygyny in the European Blackbird Turdus merula / Primer caso exitoso de poliginia politerritorial en el Mirlo Comun Turdus merula

Authors :
Wysocki, Dariusz
Jankowiak, Lukasz
Source :
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. June, 2018, Vol. 130 Issue 2, p515, 3 p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

This paper describes the first case of successful polyterritorial polygyny in the European Blackbird Turdus merula. It was detected in an intensively studied color-banded population of European Blackbirds in Szczecin (northwestern Poland). Received 13 November 2016. Accepted 18 June 2017. Key words: European Blackbird, mating strategies, mating system, Turdus merula. Este articulo describe el primer caso de poliginia politerritorial exitosa en el Mirlo Común Turdus merula. Esta fue detectada en una población muy estudiada de Mirlo Común de Szczecin (noroeste de Polonia) en que los ejemplares son marcados con anillas de colores. Palabras clave: estrategias de apareamiento, Mirlo Común, sistemas de apareamiento, Turdus merula.<br />The European Blackbird (Turdus merula) is one of the best-known birds of Europe, and its mating system has been extensively described (Snow 1958, Glutz von Blotzheim et al. 1982, Stefan [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15594491
Volume :
130
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.547758101