Female song occurs in songbirds with more elaborate female coloration and reduced sexual dichromatism
Elaborate plumages and songs in male birds provide classic evidence for Darwinian sexual selection. However, trait elaboration in birds is not gender-restricted: female song has recently been revealed as a taxonomically-widespread trait within the songbirds (oscine Passerines), prompting increased...
Main Authors: | Wesley Howard Webb, Dianne Heather Brunton, David eAguirre, Daniel eThomas, Mihai eValcu, James eDale |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00022/full |
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