Effectiveness of a commonly-used technique for experimentally reducing plumage UV reflectance

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 399-403

  Korsten, Peter ^a   Limbourg, Tobias ^b   Lessells, Kate M ^b   Komdeur, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; REFLECTANCE; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 34247889947     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03963.x     Document Type: Article

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