The evolution of signal design in manakin plumage ornaments

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Doucet, Stéphanie M ^a,b   Mennill, Daniel J ^a   Hill, Geoffrey E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian color space; Manakins; Plumage; Signal content; Signal efficacy; Vision

Indexed keywords

COLOR; HONEST SIGNALING; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PIPRIDAE;

EID: 33846230202     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510162     Document Type: Article

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