Blood parasites, leucocytes and plumage brightness in the Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirlus

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 594-601

  Figuerola, J ^a   Munoz E ^b   Gutierrez R ^c   Ferrer, D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Reserves Naturals Delta Llobregat   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hamilton Zuk hypothesis; Mate choice; Parasite mediated selection; Plumage carotenoids; Secondary sexual characters

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; COLOR; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE;

EMBERIZA CIRLUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON CAMBOURNACI; PLASMODIUM RELICTUM;

EID: 0345201623     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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