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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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Auteurs principaux: Greenberg, Russell, Etterson, Matthew, Danner, Raymond M
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Accès en ligne: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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