Wing shape variation in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis): An ecomorphological approach

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^b   Gabela, Ana ^c   Podos, Jeffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Ecomorphology; Habitat use; Inter annual; Inter population; Sexual differences

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WING;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; GEOSPIZA FORTIS;

EID: 69449089080     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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