Mate choice based on static versus dynamic secondary sexual traits in the dark-eyed junco

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Hill, Jennifer A ^a   Enstrom, David A ^b,d   Ketterson, Ellen D ^b   Nolan Jr , Val ^b   Ziegenfus, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark eyed juncos; Junco hyemalis; Lability; Mate choice; Secondary sexual traits

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PLUMAGE;

AVES; JUNCO; JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032964571     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.1.91     Document Type: Article

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