Carotenoid and melanin-based ornaments signal similar aspects of male quality in two populations of the common yellowthroat

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Dunn, Peter O ^a   Garvin, Julia C ^a   Whittingham, Linda A ^a   Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^b   Hasselquist, Dennis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Habitat; Immunity; Intraspecific variation; Melanin; Multiple ornaments; Sexually selected traits

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DISEASE PREVALENCE; IMMUNITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MELANIN; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS;

EID: 73949142564     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01606.x     Document Type: Article

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