Sexual imprinting supports the evolution of novel male traits by transference of a preference for the colour red

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 741-758

  Plenge, Michael ^b   Curio, Eberhard ^b   Witte, Klaudia ^a,b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 0034411173     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502321     Document Type: Article

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