Tail manipulations affect fitness traits in male barn swallows

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Evans, Matthew R ^a   Bro Jørgensen, Jakob ^b   Johnstone, Rufus A ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Barn swallow; Hirundo rustica; Natural selection; Ornament size; Reliable signalling; Sexual selection; Tail manipulation

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; TAIL FEATHER;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 84858750479     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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