Testis size variation in the greenfinch Carduelis chloris: Relevance for some recent models of sexual selection

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-123

  Merilä, Juha ^a,b   Sheldon, Ben C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Directional asymmetry; Haemoproteus; Parasites; Plumage coloration; Sexual selection; Sperm competition; Testis size

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

CARDUELIS CHLORIS;

EID: 0033001339     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050545     Document Type: Article

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