Diversity of nuptial plumages in male ruffs philomachus pugnax

Ardea

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-20

  Rhijn, Johan Van ^a   Jukema, Joop ^a   Piersma, Theunis ^b,c  

^a Animal Ecology Group University of Groningen ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

development; feathers; genetics; lek breeding; migration; moult; polymorphism; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEK; MALE; MOLT; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; WADER;

FRIESLAND; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84905652746     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.102.0103     Document Type: Review

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