Melanin ornaments, honesty, and sexual selection

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-265

  Jawor, Jodie M ^a   Breitwisch, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 0038480650     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/120.2.249     Document Type: Review

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