The evolution of tail shape in hummingbirds

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-56

  Clark, Christopher J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Dimorphism; Hummingbird; Ornament; Tail length; Tail shape

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT; MODELING; MORPHOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 76249092774     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09073     Document Type: Article

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