Condition-dependent sexual traits and social dominance in the house finch

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 779-784

  Duckworth, Renée A ^a   Mendonça, Mary T ^b   Hill, Geoffrey E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition dependent; House finch; Sexual ornament; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DOMINANCE; INVESTMENT; MATING BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PARENTAL CARE;

AVES; CARPODACUS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 4344643981     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh079     Document Type: Article

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