Nest ornamentation by female spotless starlings in response to a male display: an experimental study.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Animal Ecology

• Publication date

  2006-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-2656.2006.01103.XPMID 17009757
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