Wing microevolution in the house sparrow predicted by model of optimized wing loading

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Monahan, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; House Sparrow; Optimized wing loading; Passer domesticus; Wing microevolution

Indexed keywords

PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 67649819201     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.110.1.161     Document Type: Article

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