Spatial variation in the temporal change of male and female melanic ornamentation in the barn owl

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1403-1409

  Roulin, A ^a   Antoniazza, S ^a   Burri, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intralocus genetic conflict; Melanin based colouration; Sexual dimorphism; Sexually antagonistic selection

Indexed keywords

COLOR; MALE; MUSEUM; ORNAMENTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RAPTOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PIGMENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRIGIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

GERMANY; ITALY; MIDDLE EAST; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 79959331816     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02272.x     Document Type: Article

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