Plumage redness predicts breeding onset and reproductive success in the House Finch: A validation of Darwin's theory

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-94

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,b   Stoehr, Andrew M ^a,c   Nolan, Paul M ^a   Hill, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0035093862     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2001.320114.x     Document Type: Article

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