Sexy birds are superior at solving a foraging problem

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 668-669

  Mateos Gonzalez, Fernando ^a   Quesada, Javier ^a,b   Senar, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Museu de Zoologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carduelis spinus; Coloration; Foraging ability; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; COGNITION; COLOR MORPH; FOOD SELECTION; HEALTH STATUS; MALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SIGNAL;

AVES; CARDUELIS SPINUS;

EID: 79959355237     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0163     Document Type: Article

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