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A red bird in a brown bag : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the house finch /

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Presents a study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds, as addressed through a research program by an ornithologist. This book also gives a portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, Geoffrey E. (Geoffrey Edward)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Oxford ornithology series.
Subjects:
House finch > Color.
Sexual selection in animals.
Finches
Mating Preference, Animal
Roselin familier > Couleur.
Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux.
Fringillidés.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Sexual selection in animals
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Presents a study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds, as addressed through a research program by an ornithologist. This book also gives a portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behaviour.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-312) and index.
ISBN:9780195348910
0195348915
9781280833489
1280833483
9786610833481
6610833486