Scrutinizing assortative mating in birds.

Scrutinizing assortative mating in birds.

It is often claimed that pair bonds preferentially form between individuals that resemble one another. Such assortative mating appears to be widespread throughout the animal kingdom. Yet it is unclear whether the apparent ubiquity of assortative mating arises primarily from mate choice ("like a...

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Main Authors: Daiping Wang, Wolfgang Forstmeier, Mihai Valcu, Niels J Dingemanse, Martin Bulla, Christiaan Both, Renée A Duckworth, Lynna Marie Kiere, Patrik Karell, Tomáš Albrecht, Bart Kempenaers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000156

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