Fitness correlates of spur length and spur asymmetry in male wild turkeys

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 845-852

  Badyaev, Alexander V ^a,b   Etges, William J ^a   Faust, John D ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Meleagris gallopavo; Sexual selection; Tarsal spurs

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GAMEBIRD; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0031797034     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.6760845.x     Document Type: Article

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