Carotenoid-based ornamentation and status signaling in the house finch

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 520-527

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,b   Hill, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Carotenoids; Carpodacus mexicanus; Dominance; House finches; Plumage coloration

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; DOMINANCE; HONEST SIGNALING; ORNAMENTATION;

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 0033810312     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.5.520     Document Type: Article

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