Sex-specific selective effect of winter weather on morphological traits in a small passerine bird

Harsh environmental conditions often impose strong selection on the phenotype of natural populations through impacts on their fitness. For overwintering birds, winter is an important period for survival because the weather conditions in winter is usually severer than in other seasons and birds often...

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Main Authors: Yue Wang, Qian Hu, Jiliang Xu, Jianqiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-01-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716623000191