Do male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) experience a trade-off between the expression of multiple sexual signals?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-471

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Sacchi, Roberto ^b   Ninni, Paola ^c   Galeotti, Paolo ^b   Møller, Anders Pape ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Condition dependent signals; Hirundo rustica; Multiple signals; Reliable communication; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HONEST SIGNALING; ORNAMENTATION; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG; TAIL FEATHER; TRADE-OFF;

HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0141890061     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0642-z     Document Type: Article

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