A tail of plumage colouration: disentangling geographic, seasonal and dietary effects on plumage colour in a migratory songbird
Plumage ornamentation in birds serves critical inter‐ and intra‐sexual signaling functions. While carotenoid‐based plumage colouration is often viewed as a classic condition‐dependent sexually selected trait, plumage colouration can be influenced by a wide array of both intrinsic and extrinsic facto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Avian Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02957 |