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Age and sex differences in niche use at molt and its effect on plumage coloration characteristics in a bird
Bird plumage is often very colorful and can communicate the quality of the bearer to conspecifics. These plumage-based signals of quality are composed of multiple pigments (e.g., melanin and carotenoids). Therefore, sex and age classes, which often show marked differences in plumage coloration, may...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6595419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31263483 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy062 |