Experimental confirmation that avian plumage traits function as multiple status signals in winter contests

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 409-415

  Chaine, Alexis S ^a   Roth, Allison M ^b,c   Shizuka, Daizaburo ^b,d   Lyon, Bruce E ^b  

^a Moulis   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Nebraska ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Experimental; Golden crowned sparrow; Manipulation; Melanin; Multiple signals; Social dominance; Status signal; Winter sociality; Zonotrichia atricapilla

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIGHTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; PLUMAGE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SONGBIRD; WINTER;

AVES; ZONOTRICHIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 84880722057     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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