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Uninformative exaggeration of male sexual ornaments in barn swallows.

Current biology : CB - 15 May 2007

Bro-Jørgensen Jakob, Johnstone Rufus A, Evans Matthew R

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Models of sexual selection suggest that mate-choice preferences are favored because differences between males in their degree of ornamental exaggeration convey useful information about the direct or indirect benefits they have to offer [1-5]. Such arguments assume that variation in male ornament...

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PMID: 17412591
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.042

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