Sexual selection of multiple handicaps in the red-collared widowbird: Female choice of tail length but not carotenoid display

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1452-1463

  Pryke, Sarah R ^a   Andersson, Staffan ^b   Lawes, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotenoid coloration; Euplectes ardens; Female choice; Handicaps; Long tails; Multiple ornaments; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAIL FEATHER;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUPLECTES ARDENS;

EID: 0034882231     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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