Interacting effects of lek placement, display behavior, ambient light, and color patterns in three neotropical forest-dwelling birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-452

  Endler, John A ^a,c   Théry, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEK; PLUMAGE COLOUR;

FRENCH GUIANA, NOURAGES;

CORAPIPO GUTTURALIS; LEPIDOTHRIX SERENA; RUPICOLA RUPICOLA;

EID: 0029662723     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285934     Document Type: Article

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