Magpies' tails: Damage as an indicator of quality

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-212

  Fitzpatrick, Susan ^a   Price, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pica pica; Quality indicators; Reproductive success; Sexual selection; Tail damage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030898944     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050334     Document Type: Article

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