Evolution of the structure of tail feathers: Implications for the theory of sexual selection

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 397-405

  Aparicio, José Miguel ^a   Bonal, Raúl ^b   Cordero, Pedro J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cheating; Feather structure; Honest signaling; Natural selection; Ornamental tails; Runaway; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; HONEST SIGNALING; ORNAMENTATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAIL FEATHER;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0037297740     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00273.x     Document Type: Article

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