Cosmetic enhancement of signal coloration: Experimental evidence in the house finch

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 781-787

  López Rull, Isabel ^a   Pagán, Iluminada ^a   MacÍas Garcia, Constantino ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cosmetic coloration; plumage coloration; plumage maintenance; preen waxes; uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HONEST SIGNALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SIGNALING; VISUAL CUE;

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 77954354367     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq053     Document Type: Article

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