Sexual ornamentation and immunocompetence in the barn swallow

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-232

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Møller, Anders Pape ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Gamma globulins; Hirundo rustica; Immunocompetence; Sexual selection; Tail ornament

Indexed keywords

BARN SWALLOW; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ORNAMENTATION; TAIL LENGTH;

HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0029750291     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.2.227     Document Type: Article

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