The extraordinaory bill dimorphism of the Huia (Heteraclocha acutirostris): Sexual selection or intersexual competition?

Notornis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-34

  Moorhouse, Ron J ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Callaeidae; Competition; Huia; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

HUIA; INTERSEXUAL COMPETITION;

NEW ZEALAND;

HETERACHLOCHA ACUTIROSTRIS;

EID: 0030465185     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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