Evolution of correlated complexity in the radically different courtship signals of birds-of-paradise.

Ornaments used in courtship often vary wildly among species, reflecting the evolutionary interplay between mate preference functions and the constraints imposed by natural selection. Consequently, understanding the evolutionary dynamics responsible for ornament diversification has been a longstandin...

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Main Authors: Russell A Ligon, Christopher D Diaz, Janelle L Morano, Jolyon Troscianko, Martin Stevens, Annalyse Moskeland, Timothy G Laman, Edwin Scholes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6245505?pdf=render