Co-evolution of plumage characteristics and winter sociality in New and Old World sparrows

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2376-2386

  Tibbetts, E A ^a   Safran, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated changes test; Conventional signals; Emberizidae; Passeridae; Sexual selection; Social selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPARROW;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; PIGMENTATION; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPARROWS;

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; PASSER; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 72449148667     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01861.x     Document Type: Article

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