Evidence for the signaling function of egg color in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 931-937

  Moreno, Juan ^a   Morales, Judith ^a   Lobato, Elisa ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a   Tomás, Gustavo ^a   Martínez De La Puente, Josué ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Egg color; Female signaling; Immunocompetence; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COLOR; EGGSHELL; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 23944488036     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari072     Document Type: Article

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