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Achromatic Markings as Male Quality Indicators in a Crepuscular Bird.

Richard Schnürmacher, Rhune Vanden Eynde, Jitse Creemers, Eddy Ulenaers, Marcel Eens, Ruben Evens, Michiel Lathouwers

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Richard SchnürmacherBehavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3735-3945
Rhune Vanden EyndeResearch Group: Zoology, Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Jitse CreemersBehavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0004-9028-5886
Eddy UlenaersAgentschap Natuur en Bos, Regio Noord-Limburg, Heuvelstraat 1C, 3941 Hechel-Eksel, Belgium.
Marcel EensBehavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7538-3542
Ruben EvensBehavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2602-4516
Michiel LathouwersResearch Group: Zoology, Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8426-4788

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders 11Q2V24NResearch Foundation - Flanders 12T3922NResearch Foundation - Flanders K216419N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secondary sexual traits, such as specific body parts or colouration, play an important role in mating interactions. It has been proposed that they function as quality indicators driven by sexual selection. In birds, much attention has been paid to the study of feather pigmentation, especially in diurnal passerines. However, recent research demonstrates that structural achromatic colours are likely to be of similar importance for communication, especially for species inhabiting poorly lit environments and that are active at night. Using 15 years of capture-recapture data from a long-term study on adult European Nightjars (

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age-related changesbody conditionEuropean Nightjarhonest signallingornamentssexual selectionsite fidelity

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PMID40136553
PMCPMC11940135

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