Sparrows use multiple status signals in winter social flocks

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 447-453

  Chaine, Alexis S ^a,b   Tjernell, Kris A ^a,c   Shizuka, Dai ^a,d   Lyon, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du Cnrs à Moulis USR2936 ^*  (France)

^c Conservation Strategy Group ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Escalated contest; Golden crowned sparrow; Melanin; Multiple signals; Plumage; Social dominance; Status signal; Winter flock; Zonotrichia atricapilla

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOID; DOMINANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; PLUMAGE; SIGNALING; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL STATUS;

PASSERIDAE; ZONOTRICHIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 78751625146     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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