Sexual selection for delayed size maturation in a bird exhibiting delayed plumage maturation

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-149

  Wagner, Richard I I ^a,b   Morton, Eugène S ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAYED MATURATION; MATURATION; PURPLE MARTIN; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; PROGNE; PROGNE SUBIS;

EID: 0030812892     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677307     Document Type: Article

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