First Documented Cases of Polygyny in the Grasshopper Sparrow

Autor:	Jason B. Guerard, Jared Parks, Maren E. Gimpel, Daniel M. Small, Douglas E. Gill
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Facultative Sparrow Ecology biology Reproductive success media_common.quotation_subject biology.organism_classification biology.animal Animal Science and Zoology Reproduction Grasshopper Polygyny Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ammodramus media_common
Zdroj:	The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 121:822-825
ISSN:	1938-5447 1559-4491
Popis:	We studied the breeding biology of Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum) on restored grasslands in Maryland from 1999 to present. We report the first documented cases of social polygyny in this species. Polygyny increased reproductive success for males in two of four cases, but its rarity suggests it is only a facultative behavior for this usually socially monogamous species
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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