Structural plumage colour and parasites in satin bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus: Implications for sexual selection

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Doucet, Stéphanie M ^a,b   Montgomerie, Robert ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; PARASITE INTENSITY; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AUSTRALIA;

PTILONORHYNCHIDAE; PTILONORHYNCHUS VIOLACEUS;

EID: 0141572403     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03113.x     Document Type: Article

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