An inverse relationship between decoration and food colour preferences in satin bowerbirds does not support the sensory drive hypothesis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1125-1133

  Borgia, Gerald ^a,b   Keagy, Jason ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; SENSORY SYSTEM;

PTILONORHYNCHIDAE; PTILONORHYNCHUS VIOLACEUS;

EID: 33750336697     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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