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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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Autores principales: Pagani-Núñez, Emilio, Barnett, Craig R A, Senar, Juan Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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