Diet quality affects an attractive white plumage pattern in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1391-1399

  McGlothlin, Joel W ^a   Duffy, Deborah L ^a,b   Henry Freeman, Jessica L ^a   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Honest signals; Junco hyemalis; Plumage development; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DIET; GROWTH RATE; HONEST SIGNALING; MATING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS;

EID: 34250648518     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0370-x     Document Type: Article

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