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A Natural Experiment on the Condition-Dependence of Achromatic Plumage Reflectance in Black-Capped Chickadees

Honest advertisement models posit that only individuals in good health can produce and/or maintain ornamental traits. Even though disease has profound effects on condition, few studies have experimentally tested its effects on trait expression and even fewer have identified a mechanistic basis for t...

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Autores principales: D'Alba, Liliana, Van Hemert, Caroline, Handel, Colleen M., Shawkey, Matthew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21991378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025877

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