Jackson’s widowbird  (Euplectes jacksoni)

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Glossary

  • Polygynous: in animals, a pattern of mating in which a male has more than one female partner.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Kenya Birds (October, 2007)
    http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/widow-j.htm
  3. Andersson, S. (1989) Sexual selection and cues for female choice in leks of Jackson’s widowbird Euplectes jacksoni. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 25: 403 - 410.
  4. Alden, P.C., Estes, R.D., Schlitter, D. and McBride, B. (1995) Collins Guide to African Wildlife.HarperCollins Publishers, London.
  5. BirdLife International (October, 2007)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8595&m=0
  6. Craig, A.J.F.K. (1980) Behaviour and ecology in the genus Euplectes. Journal of Ornithology, 121 (2): 144 - 161.
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