Preening, plumage reflectance and female choice in budgerigars

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-349

  Zampiga, E ^a,c   Hoi, H ^a   Pilastro, A ^b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melopsittacus undulatus; Ornaments; Plumage condition; Sexual selection; Ultraviolet colours

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS;

EID: 13844256946     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522625     Document Type: Article

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