Multimodal sexual selection in a warbler: Plumage and song are related to different fitness components

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 813-821

  Taff, Conor C ^a   Steinberger, David ^b   Clark, Courtney ^b   Belinsky, Kara ^c   Sacks, Hayley ^b   Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^b   Dunn, Peter O ^d   Whittingham, Linda A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common yellowthroat; Geothlypis trichas; Multimodal signalling; Sexual selection; Singing consistency

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; FITNESS; MATING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG;

GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS;

EID: 84866887208     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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