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1 April 2001 Sexual Size Dimorphism and Positive Assortative Mating in Alpine Choughs (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Anne Delestrade
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Abstract

The degree of sexual size dimorphism in a number of different morphological characters was examined in a social corvid, the Alpine Chough, using measurements taken on 178 males and 144 females. A small amount of size dimorphism appeared in all morphological characters, and weight was the most dimorphic character. To identify if Alpine Choughs mate assortatively, measurements of mates were compared in 76 pairs. A positive assortative mating was found on tarsus length, and a small positive trend is suggested between body condition of partners, but that needs to be confirmed with a larger sample size.

Anne Delestrade "Sexual Size Dimorphism and Positive Assortative Mating in Alpine Choughs (Pyrrhocorax graculus)," The Auk 118(2), 553-556, (1 April 2001). https://doi.org/10.1642/0004-8038(2001)118[0553:SSDAPA]2.0.CO;2
Received: 2 February 2000; Accepted: 1 November 2000; Published: 1 April 2001
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