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Plumage color degradation indicates reproductive effort: an experiment.

Scientific reports - 31 Oct 2023

Hegyi Gergely, Laczi Miklós, Szabó Gyula, Sarkadi Fanni, Török János

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Plumage color has traditionally been regarded as a static ornamental trait, but evidence is accumulating for significant color changes without molt that typically reduce the conspicuousness of ornamentation. In some species, the social partner seems to increase its reproductive investment if the color trait is experimentally enhanced, suggesting that color change could act as a signal. However, the information...

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PMID: 37907494
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45348-0
PMCID: PMC10618437

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