Winter androgen levels and wattle size in male Common Pheasants

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 193-197

  Papeschi, Anna ^a   Briganti, Federica ^a   Dessì Fulgheri, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgens; Common Pheasant; Ornaments; Phasianus colchicus; Sexual selection; Wattles

Indexed keywords

PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0033970059     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370422     Document Type: Article

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