Body size, body condition and ornamental feathers of Burrowing Parrots: Variation between years and sexes, assortative mating and influences on breeding success

Emu

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-161

  Masello, Juan F ^a,b   Quillfeldt, Petra ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES; CYANOLISEUS PATAGONUS; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041624482     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU02036     Document Type: Article

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