Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds

The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors and chemical signaling; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection, signal selection and the handicap princ...

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Other Authors: Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (Barrie Gillean Molyneux) (edited)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Enfield, NH Science Publishers 2007
Series:Reproductive biology and phylogeny volume 6A-6B
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