Phenotypic variation and fluctuating asymmetry in sexually dimorphic feather ornaments in relation to sex and mating system

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-529

  Cuervo, José Javier ^a   Møller, Anders Pape ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Feathers; Fluctuating asymmetry ornaments; Phenotypic variation

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES;

EID: 0033368373     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0349     Document Type: Article

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