Color in a long-lived tropical seabird. Sexual selection in a life-history context

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue C, 2010, Pages 155-188

  Torres, Roxana ^a   Velando, Alberto ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Condition dependent signals; Dynamic traits; Fecundity; Female ornaments; Mutual mate choice; Oxidative stress; Reproductive effort; Senescence; Sula nebouxii

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957012612     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(10)42005-7     Document Type: Book

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