A test of the Darwin-Fisher theory for the evolution of male secondary sexual traits in monogamous birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 307-313

  Dearborn, D C ^a,b   Ryan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Darwin Fisher theory; Frigatebird; Monogamy; Ornaments; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MONOGAMY; ORNAMENTATION; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; FREGATA MINOR; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0036220899     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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