Ornate plumage of male red junglefowl does not influence mate choice by females

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 117-125

  Ligon, J David ^a   Zwartjes, Patrick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; PLUMAGE; RED JUNGLEFOWL;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0028977008     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(95)80159-6     Document Type: Article

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