Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: A possible dual utility of a carotenoid-based feather signal

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-433

  Griggio, Matteo ^a   Serra, Lorenzo ^b   Licheri, Davide ^b   Monti, Alessia ^b   Pilastro, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Condition dependent traits; Female choice; Male male competition; Mutual selection; Status signaling

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CAROTENOID; CONTEST COMPETITION; FEATHER; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 33845604603     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0270-5     Document Type: Article

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