Cluttered habitats reduce wing asymmetry and increase flight performance in european starlings

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-287

  Swaddle, John P ^a,b   Witter, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Starling; Stress; Structural complexity

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT PERFORMANCE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; STARLING; WING ASYMMETRY;

STRUNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031982225     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050440     Document Type: Article

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