Melanin-based coloration reflects alternative strategies to cope with food limitation in pigeons

Variation in genetic-based coloration is widespread among vertebrates, yet the underlying mechanisms explaining this polymorphism maintenance remain poorly known. Gene-by-environment interactions on fitness traits in a fluctuating environment are often invoked to explain the maintenance of such colo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 2012-07, Vol.23 (4), p.907-915
Hauptverfasser:	Jacquin, L., Récapet, C., Bouche, P., Leboucher, G., Gasparini, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humanities and Social Sciences Life Sciences Psychology
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