What is the value of a yellow patch? Assessing the signalling role of yellow colouration in the European serin

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology - Tập 69 Số 3 - Trang 481-490 - 2015
Sandra Trigo1,2, Paulo Gama Mota1,2
1CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal
2Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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