Ecology: Dynamic paternity allocation as a function of male plumage color in barn swallows

Science

Volumn 309, Issue 5744, 2005, Pages 2210-2212

  Safran, R J ^a,b,d   Neuman, C R ^b   McGraw, K J ^c   Lovette, I J ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; DYNAMICS;

PATERNITY ALLOCATION; QUALITY CHANGE;

ECOLOGY;

BIRD; PATERNITY; PLUMAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARN SWALLOW; BIRD; BREEDING METHOD; DYNAMIC PATERNITY ALLOCATION; EMBRYO; FEATHER; FEMALE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE COLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN COLOR; ANIMAL; BREEDING; EGG LAYING; FATHER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEASON; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FATHERS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PAIR BOND; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWALLOWS;

EID: 25844448579     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1115090     Document Type: Article

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