Theft of bower decorations among male Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus): Why are some decorations more popular than others?

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Wojcieszek, Janine M ^a,b   Nicholls, James A ^a,c   Marshall, N Justin ^a   Goldizen, Anne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COURTSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; REFLECTANCE; TAIL FEATHER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BUNYA MOUNTAINS; QUEENSLAND;

PLATYCERCUS ELEGANS; PTILONORHYNCHUS VIOLACEUS;

EID: 33747457411     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU05047     Document Type: Article

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