Deliberate rusty staining of plumage in the bearded vulture: Does function precede art?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,b   Christe, Philippe ^c   Surai, Peter F ^d   Pape Møller, Anders ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLUMAGE; RAPTOR;

RAPTORES;

EID: 0036401712     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3097     Document Type: Short Survey

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