Do male ornaments signal immunity in the common yellowthroat?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Garvin, Julia C ^a   Dunn, Peter O ^a   Whittingham, Linda A ^a   Steeber, Douglas A ^a   Hasselquist, Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic benefits; Immune system; Mate choice; Secondary sexual traits; Sexual selection; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; TESTOSTERONE;

GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS;

EID: 38149110478     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm099     Document Type: Article

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