Increased endoparasite infection in late-arriving individuals of a trans-saharan passerine migrant bird.
Earlier migration in males than in females is the commonest pattern in migrating passerines and is positively related to size dimorphism and dichromatism. The early arrival of males is a costly trait that may confer reproductive advantages in terms of better territories and/or mates. Given the physi...
Main Authors: | Guillermo López, Joaquín Muñoz, Ramón Soriguer, Jordi Figuerola |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3631203?pdf=render |
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