Early developmental conditions and male attractiveness in zebra finches

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Naguib, Marc ^a,b   Heim, Claudia ^b   Gil, Diego ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; SONG;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 39049091931     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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