The scaling and selection of sexually dimorphic characters: An example using the Marbled Teal

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-350

  Green, A J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; NATURAL SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

MARMARONETTA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033781240     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310310.x     Document Type: Article

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