Speciational evolution of coloration in the genus Carduelis

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 753-762

  Cardoso, Gonçalo C ^a   Mota, Paulo Gama ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carduelis; Coloration; Ornaments; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MELANIN;

CAROTENOID; CLADISTICS; COLOR MORPH; MATE CHOICE; MELANIN; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENETIC SPECIATION; MALE; MELANINS; PIGMENTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CARDUELIS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 41749099261     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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