Morph-dependent resource acquisition and fitness in a polymorphic bird

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1189-1198

  Brazill Boast, James ^a,b   Griffith, Simon C ^a   Pryke, Sarah R ^a,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategies; Colour polymorphism; Gouldian finch; Male competition

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIRD; COLOR; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE; MORPHOMETRY; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE USE;

AVES; ERYTHRURA GOULDIAE;

EID: 84887606367     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-013-9651-1     Document Type: Article

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