Viability selection on prey morphology by a generalist predator

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1234-1241

  Moller A P ^a   Couderc, G ^b   Nielsen, J T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^c Espedal 4 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Columba palumbus; Directional selection; Goshawk; Wood pigeon

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEATHER; GENERALIST; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PREY CAPTURE; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; COLUMBA; COLUMBA PALUMBUS;

EID: 66149146687     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01736.x     Document Type: Article

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