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The maintenance of monogamy in black-billed magpies and tree swallows

  • Author / Creator
    Dunn, Peter O.
  • Doctoral thesis. Examines monogamous mating behaviour in black-billed magpies (Pica pica) and tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Male removal experiments indicated that a need for male parental care was probably a sufficient explanation for monogamy in magpies and an insufficient explanation for monogamy in swallows.

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  • Graduation date
    1989
  • Type of Item
    Thesis
  • Degree
    Doctor of Philosophy
  • DOI
    https://doi.org/10.7939/R37D2QK07
  • License
    This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.