Alula size signals male condition and predicts reproductive performance in an Arctic-breeding passerine

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-215

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY CONDITION; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLUMAGE; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PLECTROPHENAX; PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS;

EID: 84877707127     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05817.x     Document Type: Article

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