Delayed maturation of plumage coloration and plumage spottedness in the Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-197

  Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Moult; Plumage polymorphism; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; MOLT; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM;

SWITZERLAND;

AVES; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 0032845593     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653598     Document Type: Article

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