Seasonal changes in a ultraviolet structural colour signal in blue tits, Parus caeruleus
Recent studies of blue tits, Parus caeruleus, have found sexual selection and a viability-indicating function of the structural ultraviolet and blue crown plumage, but the reasons for this signal variation are not understood. Furthermore, studies in England and Sweden have yielded somewhat different...
Main Authors: | Ornborg, J, Andersson, S, Griffith, S, Sheldon, B |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2002
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