Age, sex and beauty: methodological dependence of age- and sex-dichromatism in the great tit Parus major

Carotenoid-based colour expression is frequently involved in sexual dichromatism, particularly in bird plumage, suggesting a role in sexual selection. Despite much work on expression of the carotenoid-based ventral plumage coloration of the great tit (Parus major), which represents a popular model i...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Evans, SR, Hinks, A, Wilkin, T, Sheldon, B
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2010