Permanent exposure versus facultative concealment of sexual traits: An experimental study in the house sparrow

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 345-352

  Veiga, José P ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feather abrasion; Ornament concealment; Passer domesticus; Plumage coloration; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 0030450353     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050299     Document Type: Article

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