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Dynamic paternity allocation as a function of male plumage color in barn swallows.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 30 Sept 2005

Safran R J, Neuman C R, McGraw K J, Lovette I J

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Paternity in male animals can be influenced by their phenotypic signals of quality. Accordingly, the behavior underlying patterns of paternity should be flexible as signals of quality change. To evaluate the dynamics of paternity allocation, we analyzed paternity before and after manipulating plumage coloration, a known signal of quality, in male barn swallows Hirundo rustica. We found that, in successive...

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PMID: 16195460
DOI: 10.1126/science.1115090

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