Ornamental Throat Feathers Predict Telomere Dynamic and Hatching Success in Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) Males

Ornamental Throat Feathers Predict Telomere Dynamic and Hatching Success in Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) Males

Sexually selected signals reliably reflect individual phenotypic or genetic quality and, thus, survival prospects of holders. Telomere length is considered a good predictor of life expectancy and, consequently, exploring the links between telomere length and sexually selected traits is much needed t...

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Main Authors: Manuel Azcárate-García, Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Silvia Díaz-Lora, Cristina Ruiz-Castellano, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Jordi Figuerola, Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Gustavo Tomás, Tomás Pérez-Contreras, Juan José Soler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
hatching success
sexual selection
sexual signaling
Sturnus unicolor
telomere dynamics
throat-feathers length
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00520/full

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