Depigmented wing patch size is a condition-dependent indicator of viability in male collared flycatchers

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 382-388

  Török, János ^a   Hegyi, Gergely ^a   Garamszegi, László Zsolt ^a,b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Good genes signaling; Heritability; Plumage coloration; Repeatability; Viability

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COLOR; MATE ATTRACTION; PLUMAGE;

FICEDULA; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0038661668     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.3.382     Document Type: Article

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