Acrobatic courtship display coevolves with brain size in manakins (Pipridae)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-36

  Lindsay, Willow R ^a   Houck, Justin T ^a   Giuliano, Claire E ^a   Day, Lainy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain size; Courtship display; Manakins; Motor behavior; Pipridae; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AVES; PIPRIDAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COURTSHIP; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COURTSHIP; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MOTOR SKILLS; ORGAN SIZE; PASSERIFORMES; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84926418588     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: 14219743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000369244     Document Type: Article

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