The relative importance of male tail length and nuptial plumage on social dominance and mate choice in the red-backed fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus: Evidence for the multiple receiver hypothesis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-568

  Karubian, Jordan ^a,b   Swaddle, John P ^c   Varian Ramos, Claire W ^d   Webster, Michael S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c William and Mary   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAIL FEATHER;

MALURUS MELANOCEPHALUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 70349488862     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04572.x     Document Type: Article

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