No heightened condition dependence of zebra finch ornaments - a quantitative genetic approach

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 586-597

  Bolund, E ^a   Schielzeth, H ^a   Forstmeier, W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Condition dependence; Developmental stress; Genic capture; Nutritional stress; Sexual ornament; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINCH; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77749264510     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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