Artificial ornaments manipulate intrinsic male quality in wild-caught zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-269

  Pariser, Emma C ^a,b   Mariette, Mylene M ^a   Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Color bands; Courtship song; Mate choice; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 76749162764     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp185     Document Type: Article

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