Female colour polymorphism covaries with reproductive strategies in the tawny owl Strix aluco

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-401

  Roulin, Alexandre ^a   Ducret, Bertrand ^b   Ravussin, Pierre Alain ^b   Altwegg, Res ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Victoria ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; POLYMORPHISM; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ANURA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347900770     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2003.03139.x     Document Type: Article

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