Ultraviolet reflectance of plumage for parent-offspring communication in the great tit (Parus major)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 369-373

  Tanner, Marion ^a   Richner, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Great tit; Parent offspring communication; Parental care; Signal; Ultraviolet reflectance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FLEDGING; JUVENILE; MATE CHOICE; MORTALITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REFLECTANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 52449120926     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm142     Document Type: Article

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