Sexual dimorphism and dichromatism in Steere's Liocichla (Liocichla steerii)

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-443

  Mays Jr , Herman L ^a   Doucet, Stéphanie M ^a   Yao, Cheng Te ^b,c   Yuan, Hsiao Wei ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Plumage color; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual dimorphism; Steere's Liocichla

Indexed keywords

AVES; LIOCICHLA; LIOCICHLA STEERII;

EID: 33751032544     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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