Patterns of rectrix rachis modification in pintails and the evolution of sexually selected traits

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 477-485

  Tubaro, Pablo Luis ^a   Mahler, Bettina ^a   Lijtmaer, Dario Alejandro ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Cost reducing traits; Handicap; Selection; Sexual

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AERODYNAMICS; EVOLUTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAIL FEATHER;

ALCEDINIDAE; ANATIDAE; BUCEROTIDAE; COLONIA COLONUS; EUMOMOTA SUPERCILIOSA; MEROPIDAE; MOMOTIDAE; NECTARINIIDAE; PHAETHONTIDAE; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PIPRIDAE; PSITTACIDAE; STERCORARIIDAE; TROCHILIDAE; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 28944437329     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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