Variation in the train morphology of peacocks (Pavo cristatus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Petrie, M ^a   Cotgreave, P ^a,c   Stewart, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAVO CRISTATUS;

EID: 0030046155     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05400.x     Document Type: Article

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