Sexual selection: copycat mating in birds.
Female zebra finches may be influenced by the choices of other females when selecting mates, challenging the view that mate-choice copying should not occur in species with biparental care.
Brown
Gillian R
GR
School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK.
Fawcett
Tim W
TW
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D046369:Finches / Q000502:physiology*; D007100:Imitative Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D009425:Nesting Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012737:Sex Factors; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*