Colourful traits in female birds relate to individual condition, reproductive performance and male-mate preferences: a meta-analytic approach.

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2021.0283

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Colourful traits in female birds relate to individual condition, reproductive performance and male-mate preferences: a meta-analytic approach.

Biology letters - 1 Sept 2021

Hernández América, Martínez-Gómez Margarita, Beamonte-Barrientos René, Montoya Bibiana

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Colourful traits in females are suggested to have evolved and be maintained by sexual selection. Although several studies have evaluated this idea, support is still equivocal. Evidence has been compiled in reviews, and a handful of quantitative syntheses has explored cumulative support for the link between condition and specific colour traits in males and females. However, understanding the potential function of...

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Animals
Birds
Clutch Size
Female
Male
Phenotype
Reproduction

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PMID: 34493064
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0283
PMCID: PMC8424322

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