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Ethology Ecology & Evolution Volume 12, 2000 - Issue 3
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Delayed maturation in passerine birds: an examination of plumage effects and some indications of a related effect in song

M. Cucco Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Cavour 84, I-15100, Alessandria, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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G. Malacarne Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Cavour 84, I-15100, Alessandria, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 291-308 | Received 10 Jan 2000, Accepted 26 Apr 2000, Published online: 19 May 2010

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