Sexual dichromatism in North Island Robins (Petroica longipes) is weakened by delayed plumage maturation in males and females

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Berggren, Åsa ^a,b   Low, Matthew ^a,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FEATHER; MATURATION; MELANIN; MORPHOMETRY; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PETROICA LONGIPES;

EID: 33747502547     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU05057     Document Type: Article

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