A comparison of fitness components among different plumage morphs of the Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen

Emu

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-338

  Hughes, Jane M ^a   Lange, Corinna L ^a,b   Mather, Peter B ^c   Robinson, Ann ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FITNESS; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; PASSERIFORMES; TIBICEN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036918961     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU01058     Document Type: Article

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