White tail markings are an indicator of quality and affect mate preference in rock sparrows

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-664

  Griggio, Matteo ^a   Valera, Francisco ^b   Casas Crivillé, Alejandro ^b   Hoi, Herbert ^a   Barbosa, Andrés ^b,c  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Condition dependent trait; Honest signalling; Mate choice; Melanins; Multiple signals; Ornaments; Plumage condition; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAROTENOID; HONEST SIGNALING; MATE CHOICE; MELANIN; MULTIPLE MATING; ORNAMENTATION; PATCH SIZE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; TAIL FEATHER;

AVES; PASSERIDAE; PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 79952704016     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1067-0     Document Type: Article

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