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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| Format: | Doctoral dissertation |
| Language: | eng |
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2004
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| Online Access: | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80236 |