Altitudinal variation in sexual dimorphism: A new pattern and alternative hypotheses

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 675-690

  Badyaev, Alexander V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardueline finches; Elevation; Plumage brightness; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL VARIATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CARDUELINAE;

EID: 0031436719     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.6.675     Document Type: Article

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