Parasites and the blackcap's tail: Implications for the evolution of feather ornaments

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 481-492

  Pérez Tris, Javier ^b   Carbonell, Roberto ^a,b   Tellería, José Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition dependent feather traits; Feather growth; Feather quality; Fluctuating asymmetry; Proctophyllodid feather mites; Ptilochronology; Sylvia atricapilla

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE; TAIL FEATHER;

ACARI; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PROCTOPHYLLODIDAE; SYLVIA; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 0036695548     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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