Morphology and ornamentation in male magnificent frigatebirds: Variation with age class and mating status

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Madsen, Vinni ^a   Dabelsteen, Torben ^b   Osorio, Daniel ^c   Osorno, José Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Female mate preference; Fregata magnificens; Iridescence; Secondary sexual trait expression; Structural feather coloration

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

AGE CLASS; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOACOUSTICS; HONEST SIGNALING; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; SEABIRD; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SKIN;

FREGATA MAGNIFICENS; FREGATIDAE;

EID: 33846212797     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510096     Document Type: Article

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