Multiple achromatic plumage ornaments signal to multiple receivers

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 672-682

  Guindre Parker, Sarah ^a   Grant Gilchrist, H ^b   Baldo, Sarah ^a   Doucet, Stephanie M ^a   Love, Oliver P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

achromatic plumage; individual quality; multiple ornaments; multiple receivers; Plectrophenax nivalis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COURTSHIP; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; PASSERINE; PIGMENT; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TERRITORY;

PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PLECTROPHENAX; PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS;

EID: 84875995782     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars215     Document Type: Article

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