Sexual dimorphism in the North Island Kaka Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis: Selection for enhanced male provisioning ability?

Ibis

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 644-651

  Moorhouse, Ron J ^a,c   Sibley, Mick J ^b   Lloyd, Brian D ^c   Greene, Terry C ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Zoological Park   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD PROVISIONING; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; NESTOR MERIDIONALIS; NESTOR NOTABILIS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0032834162     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1999.tb07372.x     Document Type: Article

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