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Seasonal dimorphism in the horny bills of sparrows

Bill size is often viewed as a species-specific adaptation for feeding, but it sometimes varies between sexes, suggesting that sexual selection or intersexual competition may also be important. Hypotheses to explain sexual dimorphism in avian bill size include divergence in feeding niche or thermore...

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Main Authors: Greenberg, Russell, Etterson, Matthew, Danner, Raymond M
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586648/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23467758
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.474
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