Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1041-1052

  da Silva, Arnaud ^a,b,c   van den Brink, Valentijn ^a   Emaresi, Guillaume ^a   Luzio, Ester ^a   Bize, Pierre ^a   Dreiss, Amélie N ^a   Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour polymorphism; Nest defence; Personality; Pheomelanin; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSPECIFIC; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; NEST GUARDING; POLYMORPHISM; SIGNALING;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 84878928134     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1529-2     Document Type: Article

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