Variable plumage and bare part colouration in the Brown Falcon, Falco berigora: The influence of age and sex

Emu

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-28

  McDonald, Paul G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; COLOR; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO; FALCO BERIGORA; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038035358     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU02028     Document Type: Article

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