Plumage characteristics as an indicator of male parental quality in the American Kestrel

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-55

  Wiehn, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCO SPARVERIUS;

AMERICAN KESTREL; FITNESS; PARENTAL QUALITY; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

EID: 0030613124     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677093     Document Type: Article

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