ArticleEcology and evolution2017
Production of plumage ornaments among males and females of two closely related tropical passerine bird species.
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- A Breeding Plumage in the Making: The Unique Process of Plumage Coloration in the Crested Ibis in Terms of Chemical Composition and Sex Hormones.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- The evolutionary history and mechanistic basis of female ornamentation in a tropical songbird.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2022Article
- Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Plumage iridescence is associated with distinct feather microbiota in a tropical passerine.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Lack of conspecific visual discrimination between second-year males and females in the Saffron Finch.PloS one · 2018Article
- Production of plumage ornaments among males and females of two closely related tropical passerine bird species.Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
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Abstract
The evolution of elaborate secondary sexual traits (i.e., ornaments) is well-studied in males but less so in females. Similarity in the appearance of ornaments between males and females supports the view that female ornaments arise as a neutral byproduct of selection on male traits due to genetic correlation between sexes, but recent research suggests an adaptive function of female ornaments in at least some contexts. Information on the degree to which production of ornaments differs between the sexes can shed light on these alternative perspectives. We therefore characterized the structural underpinnings of melanin-based plumage production in males and females of two closely related passerine bird species (genus
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