Is territory defence related to plumage ornaments in the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus?

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-153

  Viera, Vanessa M ^a,b,c   Nolan, Paul M ^d   Côté, Steeve D ^b   Jouventin, Pierre ^e   Groscolas, René ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive ^*  (United States)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; PATCH SIZE; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEABIRD; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; TERRITORY;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 38149082554     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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