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Adaptive plasticity in female mate choice dampens sexual selection on male ornaments in the lark bunting.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Jan 2008

Chaine Alexis S, Lyon Bruce E

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Theory on the evolution of ornamental male traits by sexual selection assumes consistency in selection over time. Temporal variation in female choice could dampen sexual selection, but scant information exists on the degree to which individual female preferences are flexible. Here we show that in lark buntings sexual selection on male traits varied dramatically across years and, in some cases, exhibited reversals...

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PMID: 18218896
DOI: 10.1126/science.1149167

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