Population differentiation and rapid evolution of egg color in accordance with solar radiation

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 796-802

  Lahti, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird eggs; Egg color; Introduced species; Ploceus cucullatus; Rapid evolution; Relaxed selection; Solar radiation; Village Weaver

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURAL SELECTION; NESTING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA;

AVES; CHRYSOCOCCYX CAPRIUS; CUCULIDAE; PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS;

EID: 61349164818     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07033     Document Type: Article

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