Not as similar as thought: Sexual dichromatism in Chimango Caracaras is expressed in the exposed skin but not in the plumage

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 473-479

  Sarasola, José Hernán ^a,b   Negro, Juan José ^b   Bechard, Marc Joseph ^a,c   Lanusse, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c Boise State University Raptor Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimango Caracara; Milvago chimango; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual selection; Skin colour; Visual signalling

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; MELANIN; MORPHOLOGY; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIGNALING; VISUAL CUE;

ARGENTINA;

AVES; CARACARA; CERES; FALCONIDAE; MILVAGO CHIMANGO;

EID: 79952696630     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0606-9     Document Type: Article

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