Sex-dependent frequency and consequences of natural handicaps in American Kestrels

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-357

  Dawson, Russell D ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^b   Murza, Gillian L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FITNESS; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; RAPTOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO; FALCO SPARVERIUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0035704915     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320410.x     Document Type: Article

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