Male sexual display and attractiveness in the great bustard Otis tarda: The role of body condition

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-56

  Morales, Manuel B ^a   Alonso, Juan Carlos ^b   Martín, Carlos ^b   Martín, Enrique ^b   Alonso, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Body condition; Display rate; Great bustard; Secondary sex traits; Total viability

Indexed keywords

OTIS TARDA;

EID: 0037263717     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0076-5     Document Type: Article

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