Female ornamentation, parental quality, and competitive ability in the rock sparrow

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-462

  Griggio, Matteo ^a   Zanollo, Valeria ^a   Hoi, Herbert ^a  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Armament ornament model; Condition dependent traits; Female colouration; Male choice; Status signalling

Indexed keywords

PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 77954689023     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0205-5     Document Type: Article

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