Brood sex ratio and male UV ornamentation in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): Correlational evidence and an experimental test

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 853-862

  Delhey, Kaspar ^a   Peters, Anne ^a   Johnsen, Arild ^a,b   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female choice; Plumage; Sexual selection; Structural colour; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 33847720744     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0314-x     Document Type: Article

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