Creator:

Erritzoe, Johannes

Title:

What a sparrow bib can reveal

Group publication title:

Inter. Studies of Sparrows

Subject and Keywords:

bib ; bursa of Fabricii ; fault bars ; feather lice ; House Sparrows ; Passer domesticus

Abstract:

It has long been known that male House Sparrows ("Passer domesticus") with a large bib dominate other sparrows with smaller bibs. Also during the breeding season females prefer males with large badges, as the bib is also called, even though these males show more sexual interest in other females than males with smaller bibs (Moller 1987). But why do females prefer an unfaithful partner? Is it because of his large bib, or is the answer more complex?

Publisher:

Zielona Góra: University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences

Date:

2011

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

DOI:

10.1515/isspar-2015-0007

Pages:

16-18

Source:

International Studies on Sparrows, vol. 35

Language:

eng

Rights:

Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego