Different tactics, one goal: initial reproductive investments of males and females in a small Arctic seabird

• Published in: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
• Main Authors: Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna, Jakubas, Dariusz, Chastel, Olivier
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
• Subjects: Original Paper; Arctic; Hornsund; Alle alle; little auk; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-014-1761-4

Despite a great number of studies on extra-pair paternity in birds, the actual roles of males and females in extra-pair contacts is poorly understood, as detailed behavioural studies comparing the reproductive performance of the two sexes prior to egg laying are relatively scarce. Here, we investiga...