Age-and sex-related morphological and physiological differences influence escape capacity in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1021-1031

  de Neve, L ^a,b   Ibanez Alamo J D ^a   Soler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JUVENILE; NATURAL SELECTION; PASSERINE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 77958608511     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-067     Document Type: Article

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