Large-scale geographic variation in iridescent structural ornaments of a long-distance migratory bird

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-361

  Legagneux, Pierre ^a,b   Clark, Robert G ^d   Guillemain, Matthieu ^b   Eraud, Cyril ^b   Théry, Marc ^e   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SITE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR; FEATHER; GAMEBIRD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY SPECIES;

FRANCE;

ANAS CRECCA; AVES;

EID: 84863995416     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05666.x     Document Type: Article

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