Does beak colour affect female preference in zebra finches?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-112

  Collins, S A ^a   Cate, C Ten ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAK COLOUR; MATE PREFERENCE; ZEBRA FINCH;

TAENOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0030176782     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0156     Document Type: Article

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