The niche variation hypothesis and the evolution of colour polymorphism in birds: A comparative study of owls, nightjars and raptors

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-248

  Galeotti, Paolo ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apostatic selection; Comparative method; Disruptive selection; Morphs; Niche width; Plumage colour; Speciation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM;

AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 2942718990     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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