Why some rails have white tails: The evolution of white undertail plumage and anti-predator signaling

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 943-961

  Stang, Alexandra T ^a   McRae, Susan B ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character evolution; Concentrated changes test; Discrete; Omnibus test; Phylogeny; Plumage color; Pursuit deterrent; Rallidae; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; CONSPECIFIC; COURTSHIP; CRYPSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOGAMY; PHYLOGENY; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; WETLAND;

AVES; RALLIDAE;

EID: 77956603690     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9283-z     Document Type: Article

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