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A promiscuous mating system in the Blue Bird of Paradise Paradisaea rudolphi
Author(s) -
PRUETTJONES S. G.,
PRUETTJONES M. A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1988.tb08811.x
Subject(s) - zoology , mating , ecology , biology , mating system , paradise , nesting (process) , geography , art , materials science , art history , metallurgy
We studied nesting behaviour, spatial dispersion of display areas and home range dynamics in the Blue Bird of Paradise Paradisaea rudolphi . We found that (1) females carried out nesting duties alone; (2) males displayed from solitary and dispersed sites; (3) female home ranges overlapped, and (4) males had access to and displayed to numerous females. These data suggest a promiscuous mating system in the Blue Bird of Paradise and resolve earlier controversy over this issue.