The function of long tails in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica): An experimental study

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 132-136

  Cuervo, José J ^a   De Lope, Florentino ^b   Møller, Anders Pape ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Female ornament; Hirundo rustica; Reproduction; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0001597882     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.2.132     Document Type: Article

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