Effects of blood parasites on sexual and natural selection in the pied flycatcher

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-393

  Dale, S ^a,c   Kruszewicz, A ^b   Slagsvold, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; HAMILTON-ZUK HYPOTHESIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PIED FLYCATCHER; PLUMAGE BRIGHTNESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; HAEMOPROTEUS; TRYPANOSOMA; HAEMOPROTEUS SPP.; TRYPANOSOMA SPP.;

EID: 0029669149     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05401.x     Document Type: Article

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