Paternal investment and the "sexually selected hypothesis" for the evolution of eggshell coloration: Revisiting the assumptions

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-179

  Riehl, Christina ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954558403     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10171     Document Type: Note

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