Cere colour as a basis for extra-pair preferences of paired male budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus: Psittacidae: Aves)

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-116

  Baltz, Aliza P ^a   Clark, Anne B ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGERIGAR; COLOUR; EXTRA-PAIR PREFERENCE; MATE CHOICE;

MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0029668503     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01108.x     Document Type: Article

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