Evolution of sexual dichromatism in relation to nesting habits in European passerines: A test of Wallace's hypothesis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1614-1622

  Soler, J J ^a   Moreno, J ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting; Darwin; Natural selection; Plumage conspicuousness; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Wallace

Indexed keywords

COLOR; HABITAT TYPE; NEST PREDATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PIGMENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 84864023006     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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