Carotenoids and sexual dichromatism in north American passerine birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 453-480

  Gray, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DIET; MELANIN; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC QUALITY; SEXUAL DICHROMATISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 0029662716     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285935     Document Type: Article

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