Patterns of painting in satin bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus and males' responses to changes in their paint

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-83

  D Bravery, Benjamin ^a   A Nicholls, James ^a   W Goldizen, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; PTILONORHYNCHUS VIOLACEUS;

EID: 33645131598     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0908-8857.03549.x     Document Type: Article

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