Social polygyny and suspected social polyandry in Grey Wagtails Motacilla cinerea

Authors

  • Dan Lundberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34080/os.v10.22870

Keywords:

breeding biology, mating systems, behaviour, intraspecific competition

Abstract

During a detailed study of the Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea in western Sweden, several cases of polygamy were observed. Social polygyny, one male mating with two females, was confirmed in three cases, and was strongly suspected in a fourth case. In the three confirmed cases the distance between the two nests was 3, 15, and 100 m. One case of social polyandry was also suspected, since one female was observed with alarm behaviour together with two males in June.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2000-10-01

How to Cite

Lundberg, D. (2000). Social polygyny and suspected social polyandry in Grey Wagtails Motacilla cinerea. Ornis Svecica, 10(3–4), 123–127. https://doi.org/10.34080/os.v10.22870

Issue

Section

Research Papers