Age differences in blue tit Parus caeruleus plumage colour: Within-individual changes or colour-biased survival?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-348

  Delhey, Kaspar ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGGRESSION; COLOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 33747819803     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03655.x     Document Type: Article

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