Divergent tail and throat ornamentation in the barn swallow across the Japanese islands

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-83

  Hasegawa, Masaru ^a   Arai, Emi ^b  

^a Tohoku University ^*  (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fork tail; Multiple ornaments; Red throat patch; Sexual selection; White tail spot

Indexed keywords

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA RUSTICA; LETHRINUS LATICAUDIS;

EID: 84871458887     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-012-0352-y     Document Type: Article

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