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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Nestling Plumage Colour Variation in a Sexually Dichromatic Hole-Nesting Passerine Bird-Potential Functions and Mechanisms.

Miklós Laczi, Gábor Herczeg, Fanni Sarkadi, Helga Gyarmathy, Márton Herényi, Mónika Jablonszky, Gabriella Kőmüves, Gábor Markó, Gergely Nagy, Balázs Rosivall and 3 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Miklós LacziHUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-2553
Gábor HerczegHUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0441-342X
Fanni SarkadiBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-972X
Helga GyarmathyBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-1521
Márton HerényiBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4457-9096
Mónika JablonszkyBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-8069
Gabriella KőmüvesBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9215-590X
Gábor MarkóDepartment of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-4070
Gergely NagyBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-2876
Balázs RosivallBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-1160
Gyula SzabóBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-7246
János TörökHUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-5522
Gergely HegyiHUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4906-3550

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal colouration is subject to various selection pressures, which often result in the phenomena of sexual dichromatism and gradual colour development. Despite extensive knowledge about adult colouration, the significance of nestling or fledgling plumage colouration in birds remains understudied. Focusing on the collared flycatcher (

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collared flycatchermelaninnestling colourporphyrinreflectance

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