Geographic variation in sexual dimorphism in the barn owl Tyto alba: A role for direct selection or genetic correlation?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141795535     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03022.x     Document Type: Article

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