Sexual selection in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata: Condition, sex traits and immune capacity

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-191

  Birkhead, T R ^a   Fletcher, F ^a   Pellatt, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beak colour; Condition; Immunology; Sexual selection; Song rate; Sperm; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PASSERINE; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 0032406932     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050530     Document Type: Article

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