Urbanization alters the relationship between coloration and territorial aggression, but not hormones, in song sparrows
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.06.012
Abstract: Melanin-based coloration is associated with aspects of phenotype, including conspecific aggression and hormone concentrations. These relationships could arise as a result of genetic and/or biochemical links between melanin production and other traits. Additionally, anthropogenic change,… read more here.
Keywords: relationship coloration; urbanization; aggression; song sparrows ... See more keywords