Covariation between bill colouration and fitness components in a nocturnal bird

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-570

  Avilés, Jesús M ^a   Parejo, Deseada ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BROOD SIZE; COLOR; FITNESS; FLEDGING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RAPTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING;

ATHENE NOCTUA; AVES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84868679300     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05819.x     Document Type: Article

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