The evolution of plumage polymorphism in birds of prey and owls: The apostatic selection hypothesis revisited

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 577-583

  Fowlie, M K ^a   Kruger O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apostatic selection; Birds of prey; Comparative analysis; Owls; Polymorphism; Population size

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EAGLE; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OWL; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; EAGLES; EVOLUTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOVEMENT; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRIGIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0038269945     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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