Gray plumage color is more cryptic than brown in snowy landscapes in a resident color polymorphic bird
Abstract Camouflage may promote fitness of given phenotypes in different environments. The tawny owl (Strix aluco) is a color polymorphic species with a gray and brown morph resident in the Western Palearctic. A strong selection pressure against the brown morph during snowy and cold winters has been...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5914 |