Male song quality and maternal investment in songbirds.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 12/1/2000
- End date
- 11/30/2003
- Budget
- 202,867 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Holloway, Univ of London | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
We will test a currently fashionable hypothesis that female birds are able to allocate reproductive resources in relation to the perceived 'attractiveness' of their mate. To do this we will experiment upon captive female canaries using male song complexit