Male ornamentation and immune function in two species of passerines

Male ornamentation may have evolved as a result of sexual selection or to signal dominance outside the breeding season. The aim of this thesis was to examine the function of male plumage variability and how immune function would contribute to the honesty of sexual signalling in the great tit and in...

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Main Author: Kilpimaa, Janne
Other Authors: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Doctoral dissertation
Language:eng
Published: 2004
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80236