Tail length and mutual mate choice in bearded tits (Panurus biarmicus)

Ethology

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 885-895

  Romero Pujante, Mariló ^a   Hoi, Herbert ^a   Blomqvist, Donald ^a   Valera, Francisco ^a  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAIL FEATHER;

PANURUS BIARMICUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0036795745     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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