Sex-limited expression of ornamental feathers in birds

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 246-259

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

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE DE SYNTHÈSE ORGANIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Sex limitation; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 0034108974     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.3.246     Document Type: Article

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