Are monomorphic species really sexually indistinguishable: No evidence in wild long-tailed finches (Poephila acuticauda)

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 929-940

  van Rooij, Erica P ^a   Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOMESTICATION; MATE CHOICE; MUSEUM; PATCH SIZE; POLYGYNY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; WILD POPULATION;

EUROPE;

AVES; POEPHILA ACUTICAUDA;

EID: 77956466162     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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