Plumage reflectance is not affected by preen wax composition in red knots Calidris canutus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 405-409

  Reneerkens, Jeroen ^a   Korsten, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MATE CHOICE; PLUMAGE; SECRETION; VISUAL CUE; WADER;

AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 4644317546     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03317.x     Document Type: Article

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